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Yes Marla and it can help PD symptoms at times. It worked for me I was having trouble with dystonia and it was stopped cold., My Doctor suggested it and it makes sense to me since I used to people who had dystonia caused by neuroleptic drugs. If you tolerate it then take it unless your doctor says no and it sounds as though they do. Charlie \ At 09:21 PM 6/6/01 -0700, you wrote: >Benadryl works great. Generic diphenhydramine HCl is just as effective as >the tradename product. I take 25-50 mg, depending on how much sleep I need >to get. I have checked and rechecked the question of extended use of >diphenhydramine HCl with neurologists and internists. have also checked the >physician's drug interaction model/program at the med school. there are no >contraindications. I have been using it for 2 years now, as many as 4-5 >nights per week. before that I used Xanax, which is habit forming and >didn't work as well. I'm told that some people experience morning >sluggishness from Benadryl. I do not. I highly recommend it to others. > >Marla L. Gillham >PO Box 343 >Yachats, OR 97498-0343 >541.547.4090 >[log in to unmask] >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 4:05 PM >Subject: Insomnia > > > > Dear Kathrynne- In mid May there was some discussion re PD and insomnia. >A > > product was recommended, but I can't find a reference to it. Would you be > > able to advise me? Thanks- Barbara > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton, WI PD DX 12 years (at age 44) Age 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn