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Reply to message from [log in to unmask] of Thu, 24 Jul Dear wp Hi, It will be Ok.wee u oc chat tomorrow. NancyM. ds401 > >I've never really hated any thing, until now. >If you like spending every moment by the clock >I suppose you could say my days are acceptable. >No snacks because I cannot afford the off time. >No milk products for the same reason. >The time I spend at home with my wife is off time >because I have to be on at work. >But the nights are becoming a living nightmare. >When I sleep the dreams are vivid. Not scary, but >very real. More and more, however, I don't sleep. >Sometimes sleep doesn't come because I'm not sleepy. >But usually I don't because I cannot get comfortable. >I can no longer roll over by myself unless the sinemet is working. >I guess I need to up the amount I'm taking at night because >the main reason I can't sleep is the tremor. If I get in just the=20 >right position I can relax enough to stop the shaking and fall asleep. >But getting into that position without help is impossible. >Have you ever tried to describe to someone the position you >need to be in to fall asleep? Remember, you cannot get there yourself, >you need help. I can manage to roll over once during the night because >the meds are usually working. People have suggested a muscle >relaxant. The problem is that I also have Spinal Muscular Atrophy. >My lungs are already week and I don't want to think what a relaxant might= >=20 >do to them. >OK, so I'm complaining. I've got to have some way to ease the stress whil= >e >I wait for the extra meds to work. I can tell when it's time for bed when >I no longer have to work to remain upright while I type. >Well, it's time to try again=85=85=85. > > >Marvin > > --