Sheila,
I don't have bad sleep problems (yet?) but I do have some bad nights
occassionally. I have discovered two things which help. One is Melatonin.
It works sporadically and leaves you feeling a little groggy. The other
is Amino Fuels which I bought at GNC locally. It contains all twenty amino
acids (it is not a hormone like Melatonin). The bottle says that it is
liquid energy so I bought it to help me from dozing in the afternoons.
However, much to my surprise, Within half an hour of taking this stuff, I
am out like a light. I noticed that the ingredients include L-Tryptophan
which is the stuff in turkey and warm milk that makes you sleepy.
Plus, I saw an earlier thread on this list discussing a doctor recommended
combination of amino acids to solve the insomnia problem.
Ron Reiner
At 04:08 PM 1/20/98 -0600, you wrote:
>My mother is 72 and has been diagnosed for about 5 years now. She's
>really having trouble getting good nights sleep. She get maybe one decent
>night sleep for every three or four nights. And when she does finally get
>sleep it's a really drugging sleep. So she feels worse after waking up.
>The doctor has her on Sinemet CR 50/200 4 1/2 times daily, Permax 1 mg. 3
>times a day, Artane 2 mg also 3 times, Atenolol for high blood pressure 50
>mg 2 times a day, and Temazepam 15 mg every other night. Temazepam is a
>sleeping tablet that doesn't always work. The doctor doesn't want her to
>get hooked on the Temazepam , but it seems to me there's no danger of that
>if it doesn't always work! Does anyone have any suggestions on good sleep
>remedies? She can fight the effects of PD if she doesn't get more than
>one or two good nights sleep a week.
>
>Thanks for taking the time to respond. Sincerely, Sheila Chaudoin
>
>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
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