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The trouble with the flying dreams is the crash landings :) worth checking the obvious - is the bedroom too hot / cold ? Would a new mattress help ? What are you eating in the hour before bed ? indigestion is said to be the cause of the nightmare that led Mary Shelly to write "Frankenstein". Quoting Nic Marais <[log in to unmask]>: > Hi Scott, > > I only take 4 x Sinemet CR and 10mg Eldepryl daily, and are also > occasionally plagued by vivid "fighting" dreams. My wife moved out to > a separate bedroom years ago, for two reasons; my shouting and my > physical activity during these dreams. I was a keen Karateka in my > days and after giving an 'assailant' a powerful kokomi kick one night, > I woke up finding my wife groaning on the floor. The next day she had > a massive concussion on her thigh. > > I enjoy most of the vivid dreams. Especially the flying ones ;-) I'm > sure a shrink can prescribe something for you. My feeling is, the less > pills, the better... > > Nic 58/16 > > > On 9 October 2010 17:52, 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 > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn