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Debra, I fully agree with your views - I have no problem getting off to sleep at around midnight, but at 1.30 to 1.45 am i am wide awake thinking it must be nearly time to get up, feeling as though I've had a full nights sleep. I then look at the clock and try to go back to sleep. After tossing & turning for 1 or 2 hours I might snooze a little. But.... I soon wake up again and again feeling amorous which, at that time of the night is fine once in a while, but when it becomes a regular occurrence it is not welcome! My doctor prescribed Tamazipam.. first 10 mg then when that stopped being effective 20mg at night to which my Neuro added Amytriptylene. Now Tamazipam is no longer effective & because it is addictive i have given it up. So now I am trying Zolpiden 10mg which worked wonderfully for the first 3 nights. Solid 6 hours sleep.... heaven, ...I felt like a new man... almost normal again....so did my wife Christine! That was 4 days ago, last night was bad again. So now I wonder will I ever have a full night's sleep. This above all else is ruining the quality of our life. Is there an answer to this curse or do we PWP's and our partners just have to grin & bear it? Can anyone enlighten me? Please? Shekhar ----- Original Message ----- From: Debra Sutton Sent: 06 March 2002 17:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: I'm becoming nocturnal! Is this a crazy disease or what? I take meds all day that make me sleepy. I often feel like a Pepsi that someone shook up and popped the top on. I have no trouble getting to sleep but staying asleep is another story. Sometimes I lay awake and fight to get back to sleep, sometimes I just get up. A Quiet Time takes on a whole new meaning at 2am!! Eventually sleep comes again and then the sun comes up, I'm tired from not sleeping, and then I take my meds that make me more sleepy and the cycle starts again. If I could find a nearby mall that was open all night that would be great. But then there's that driving issue! Oh Well.... Sound familiar anyone? Debra ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsnGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn