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I have been taking paroxetine (Paxil) for several years now, primarily as a sleep aid, secondarily for anxiety. My neurologist first tried clonazepam which, if anything, had a negative effect on my sleep quality. I started with 10 mg paroxetine, then upped it to 20. The results were night and day: I went from 0 (zero) REM sleep to normal levels, and my anxiety attacks subsided. All this came about because I had to stop taking Mirapex (pramipexole) due to some serious compulsive behaviors brought on by the drug. Withdrawal was acute (I could describe it less euphemistically) for about a month and lasted several more. Good luck on the search for the right "blend" of meds for your situation. If you haven't already done so, I might also recommend you find a counselor who could help you deal with the anxiety via additional means. I found it helpful. Anxiety and depression are still, in my opinion, underemphasized in PD treatment and must be taken seriously. Roger Seymour On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Robin Ruth <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Could any of you tell me what meds you take for anxiety? My Parkinson's > Dr. feels that clonazepam is not "sustainable." For that matter I think > that Sinimet is not "sustainable. > Robin Ruth > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 21, 2015, at 12:20 PM, A Phillips <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > re the Rotigotine use - I use that; it doesn't do much and am thinking > of abandoning it. > > > >> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:04:14 +0200 > >> From: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: LONG TERM EFFECTS OF DBS ON PARKINSON'S DISEASE > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> > >> I guess Ray can confirm this... > >> > >> http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news.htm > >> > >> > >> Nic 63/21 > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn