Jim, You wrote: > 7. Try self-hypnosis techniques, such as counting backwards, imagining > pleasant, peaceful surroundings, etc. > Counting backwards may prove counter-productive for those who suffer from dyskenisia and take PD meds at night. Counting back- wards may trigger dyskinesia. My nuerologist had me count back- wards recently when my dyskenisia failed to turn up on schedule-it came roaring in. He tells me that most 'mental arithemetic' has that affect. Please don't ask me the why of it, at the time we were in the middle of a pallidotomy and I forgot to get the details. Dennis. ++++++++++++++++++++ Dennis Greene 47/10 [log in to unmask] ++++++++++++++++++++