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Hi, my name iis Nigel Harland, I'm 42, and have had PD for 8 years.I too used to suffer from sleepless nights, which my Neurologist said was caused by the Eldepryl.Initially he was unwilling to prescribe me anything to help, but after consulting with my GP he prescribed the anti depressant Amitriptyline, which has helped enormously, not only do I sleep well now, it has also made me feel much better during the day. Best wishes....... Nigel Harland [log in to unmask] ---------- > 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