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Hello, On 6 Jan 2002 at 11:24, Roberta Nelson wrote: > I would greatly appreciate finding out what is considered 'safe' for > sleep help for PWP's using Sinemet & Eldepryl. Prescription drugs used for the sleep are discussed in the on-line NPF booklet http://www.parkinson.org/medications.htm. Also consider the newer drug zaleplon (Sonata). > My husband . . . is currently having a horrible time as bedtime comes. > He gets anxious and restless. He has somewhat of a phobia about sleep > time because he has SO much trouble going to and/or staying asleep > (also has all the 'usual' PD nightmares, verbalization, thrashing, > etc.) He sleeps little, and intermittently. It is becoming an > overwhelmingly disturbing issue for him. It sounds like sleep has become so unrewarding that he is trying to avoid it. He won't get much sleep that way. Perhaps some deep relaxation techniques, or even psychotherapy, may be useful, provided he is receptive. If I am in a deeply relaxed semi-conscious state I am aware of tremor subsiding and I can fall asleep. (My problem is staying asleep.) > Would an 'extra' Sinamet at bedtime be helpful? It may make it easier to get to sleep by eliminating troubling PD symptoms. However, PD symptoms subside while one is asleep, so Sinemet is generally not needed while one is sleeping. In fact it may contribute to the verbalization and insomnia. Sinemet tends to keep me awake at night. Good luck, Phil Tompkins Amherst, MA dx 1990/age 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn