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Jackie. I am Guy, 67,6yrs. I have been using amantadine 2 months. My major problem was insomnia. Clinics for insomniacs are available in Canada. My problem was resolved over a year ago by taking a half an hour walk 2 hours before bed time, 0.125mg Clonazepam and 1 mg Melatonin before bedtime. Then I watch TV, low volume news channel untill I fall asleep (ready to go to bed). I wake up in about one and a half hour and go to bed. If I wake up again I eat lightly, a glass of hot milk and honey and 2 cookies and back to bed or the tv cycle. The sleep clinic is the first stop to try to determine what wakes you up. Otherwise you do like for everything else to do with PD, you work at it untill you figure out what works for you. The tv watching is a distraction to avoid worrying. I find that the computer will also make me sleepy. If I have a tiring day I may not become sleepy until 4am. I wake up at 7 or 8, take a nap after lunch and usualy get sleepy at night. I don't know if that helps? Good luck Guy IIAt 05:02 PM 25/10/97 -0400, you wrote: >My husband, Bob (47, 5yrs.) is still bothered with the PD insomnia. He has >tried: > >Benadryl (two, 50 mg.) - this works for several days then does not >Ambien (10 mg.) - this works for about 10 days and then does not >St. John's Wort - gets to sleep only for one hour >Melatonin - does not work >Chamomile (passion flower) Tea - does not work >Amytriptaline - does not work >relaxation tapes - does not work >self hypnosis - does not work >warm milk - does not help >warm baths - does not help >cheese/peanut butter - does not help >exercising early evening - does not help >B complex vitamin with banana - does not help >Valerian Root - does not help >canceling all daytime naps - does not help > >Bob had a unilateral Pallidotomy on Sept. 26, 1997, and for two days after >the surgery he slept like a baby, but now, back to the same old insomnia. >Does anyone have any ideas that we have not thought of? His other symptoms >(pre surgery) have definitely improved by about 90%. Lack of sleep was one >of the worst symptoms though, and it still is. > >Any new ideas would be appreciated. > >Regards, Jackie > >