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Hi Scott, husband also has the problem of vivid, violent dreams. we tried cutting down Amantadine, thinking its anticholinergic effect might account for the dreams, though his PD symptoms, esp dysknesias were exaccerbated. (have no idea the validity of this; does an anticholinergic result in vivid dreams?) relented and added Seroquel to the regime of Sinemet, azilect and amantadine. It is a "minor" dose, and since it is also an effective sleeping aid, husband's sleep has been much improved. still atttempting to decrease amantadine, very very very gradually. madelyn > Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 08:52:37 -0700 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: nightmares and more > To: [log in to unmask] > > 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