JIM, I THINK MAYBE IM THE SOUTHERN SUPER MOM....I LIVE IN LAFAYETTE LA... PRETTY FAR SOUTH HUH..WHAT I HAVE SEEN SINCE JC (52)HAS BEEN ON MIRAPEX IS NOT ALOT OF IMPROVEMENT...HE HAS ALOT OF STIFFNESS AND COMPLAINS ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET COMFORTABLE. HE TAKES .50MG 3X A DAY THIS IS THE FIRST WK. HE WILL PROGRESS TO A HIGHER DOSAGE NEXT WK..75MG 3 X A DAY...ALSO HIS DR. SAID IF HE RAN INTO PROBLEMS TO CUT BACK ON PERMAX HE REALLY HAS A PROBLEM SLEEPING...I PLAN TO TRY AND FIND SOME OF THE NATURAL HERBS I HAVE READ ABOUT OVER THE INTERNET. HOPE YOUR DR'S APPT. GOES WELL...KEEEP ME UPDATED.