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My mother has been diagnosed with Parkinsons for five years now and is taking Sinemet CR (50mg) 4 and a half times daily, Artane (2mg) 3 times daily, Permax (1mg) 3 times a day and Antenolol (50mg) 2 times a day. She like all Parkies has terrible trouble getting a good nights sleep. She's tried a lot a various drugs including Tylenol PM. She'll either have a bad time just falling asleep or will go right off to sleep then wake up for 3 or 4 hours. The few times she gets uninterupted nights sleep, when she wakes in the morning she feels downright sluggish! So now her doctor has prescribed Trazodone. I've found that Trazodone is a mood enhancer or antidepressant. What has that got to do with sleep? And it just doesn't seem to be working. Does anyone know anything about this drug, is anyone else taking it, and any other ideas on how she can try to get more than just one night a week of good sleep? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sheila Sheila Chaudoin Phone: 319-263-3065 Musser Public Library Fax: 319-264-1033 304 Iowa Ave. [log in to unmask] Muscatine, Ia 52761-3875 http://www.rbls.lib.il.us/mus/index.html