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> 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. Hi, Dennis. Yet another approach to PD. :-) I am beginning to think that there are as many variations on a theme as there are PWP's! Certainly it has been our experience with our research to date that any stressful situation can trigger dyskinesia. Whether or not counting backwards could be such a trigger would be a matter of personal make-up. But since the desired effect here is to promote a restful situation, it would certainly be counter-productive to produce dyskinesia! :-) Some suggested "self-hypnotic" techniques I have seen such as picturing problems written on a blackboard, then "erasing" them, seem to me to be *sure* to provoke stress, and in turn, dyskinesia! :-( Suffice to say, whatever the individual finds restful and soporific could be advantageous to a good night's sleep. I had one friend whose idea of a blissful scene was to picture himself plunging off a 200 foot cliff into the teeth of a strong wind, dangling from a hang-glider! Enough said! :-) Jim