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gilman wrote: > > Dear List Members, > > My husband, Bob, 46, PD 7 years, can fall asleep OK, but always wakes up > at 1, or 2 or 3 AM wide awake and can't go back to sleep. He has mentioned > this to the neurologist before, but the neuro said "we all have difficulty > sleeping" and more or less blew him off. His neuro is otherwise a great > guy tho. The neuro seemed unaware that this is a common complaint of > PDers. Bob has tried Benadryl (the CORRECT ONE), but there was a nasty > side effect -- unable to urinate. If anyone takes a sleeping pill or > tranquilizer and it works, please let me know because we are going to the > neuro next week and would like to take some info with us. He takes > Eldypryl AM, second one at Noon, 3 25/100 Sinemet, 2 Permax. > > Thanks for your thoughts, > > Jackie jackie, I also have trouble sleeping quite often, wake up once or twice during the nite only to have the cats wake me at 5am for food. I have tried taking melatonin, which is an all natural ( im not sure what, enzyme, vitamin, herb???) product which comes alone or with other natural sleep adis such as passionflower, camomile, catnip and the one that i have is with valerian,( an herb). It seems to work pretty good. you can get it at the helathfood store or such place. sweet dreams lisa in paradise [log in to unmask]