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I have PD and have had serious daytime sleepiness. I'm not sure if that's what your father-in-law has, but here is my experience. It seems to be related to the PD drugs I am taking. When I was on Sinemet alone, I would sleep over 8 hours a night and need to take naps during the day as well. Now, I am on a dopamine agonist, Mirapex, supplemented with Sinemet, and the pattern is different. I need much less sleep at night, but I tend to nod off during the day. This is different from taking a nap. I once fell asleep while driving and fortunately did not have an accident. To counteract the daytime sleepiness, there are several drugs available. Most effective is Provigil, but it is probably not covered by insurance and costs around $3,000 per year. Ritalin is somewhat less effective, but much cheaper. You should discuss the problem with your neurologist and perhaps with a sleep specialist. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emily Jackson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 8:16 AM Subject: hello from new list member > Hi there > > I am joining this list as my father-in-law has Parkinson's. I would like to > know more about Parkinson's medicines - what have folks tried, what has > seemed to work, etc. My father-in-law, Charles, is interested in finding out > if anyone suffers from extreme fatigue and what they do about it. > > I'm just thankful that something like this exists and look forward to > "meeting" some of you and learning more. > > Thanks > Emily > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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