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JNewman101 wrote: > I am puzzled by the lack of discussion on this subject. It's my impression > that one does not have symptoms of Parkinsons while asleep. Is there a > neurological switch that gets turned off? Maybe it just turns off parts of the > system. > > I drool by day, mostly because I forget to swallow. I drool just a relatively > tiny amount at night because I fall asleep before I make a big puddle, and I > swallow from then until I awake. I gasp for breath when I'm "off" by day - > even when I'm trying to get to sleep. Once the switch is thrown I breathe with > rythm. > > What goes on here? My arm is shaking like a vibrator is attached to it as I > pull up the covers to go to sleep, All is calm and quiet a few moments later > when I'm asleep. Not that it's easy to get to sleep. I prowl the house, try > different chairs, unoccupied beds, make something to eat, read. But once I'm > asleep the Parky demon is gone. > > Can someone explain? Maybe this is a back door entrance to solving the mystery > of Parkinso Good question, and even if I cannot answer it I can add another that may be related to the same explanation and that is : "why cirurgies such as palladotomy that burn some neurons in the brain does eliminate or reduce the symptoms in parkies ? " Regards, +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+