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Hello Scott, I too have vivid, acting-out dreams, not every night--I'd say once or twice a month. As I have no martial arts skills whatsoever I fend off the demons verbally, so my husband only has to endure being waked up by my shouts. I find that when I want an uninterrupted night's sleep, a small dose of lorazepam will do the trick. That's generic Ativan. I've been taking it occasionally for years, and have never experienced anything remotely resemblling addiction, though there are warnings on the packaging. I do suspect my dopamine agonist of being the culprit. I take Mirapex and keep that dose as low as I can. The only spouse protective measure I can come up with is for you to sleep under the top sheet, while she sleeps on top of it. I wonder if there is any kind of monitor that would detect the onset of a vivid dream and wake the sleeper up before responses commence. Any sleep researchers out there? Scott, I remember when you were a regular poster. It's good to hear from you! Kathleen On 9 October 2010 11:52, Scott Burnett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I've been a member of the Parkinson's web for a long time but this is the > first post in a while. I've been dx'd since I was 39 (now 52) and was > presenting symptoms for several years before that. I take a regular "who's > who" of parkinson's medications (Sinemet CR, Amanadine, Comtan, Requip since > the beginning, Added Azilect and Prestiq over the last several years.) I > still take the same dosage of Sinemet I started with 13 years ago. All of > the adjustments have been with the Requip (Now taking 4 Mg/4X daily.) > Anyway, that's the history of my current medicine cabinet. My question is, > "Why are my dreams becoming so vidid and often times violent?" and "Can I > keep from bopping my poor wife as I flail around, fending off an array of > attackers and other shady looking characters?" All joking aside, I really > like sleeping with my wife and don't want to be banished to the guest room. > Any ideas on how to turn down the intensity or at least the frequency of > the "show?" > > Scott Burnett > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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