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Does bumping your husband right back have any effect ? Quoting Deb Stoltenberg <[log in to unmask]>: > Sott, > My husband has vivid, dreams also. However he has had them long before he was > diagnosed with PD. So his PD Dr told him that is an early sign for PD. He has > had vivid and acting out dreams since he was in HS, he is just turning 60 and > was recently diagnosed 4 years ago. She gave him a low dose sleeping pill, > but has decided not to take it. He hates taking more pills. > He has found that his dreams are less frequent, now that he is retired. Me, > his wife, enjoys that because I have received to many bumps and bruises and > being scarred have out of my mind through out the last 25 years. > Wish I could help but with PD I think it is all a guessing game for each > individual! > > Deb > www.oysterments.com > > > > > > Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 07:39:49 -0400 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: nightmares and more > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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