Dear Jeanette, from Peter's experience with Requip I would guess that the drowsiness, which he also had early on, will decrease as time goes by. I recall someone on the list mentioned that it decreased with a larger dose. He was prone to nap long before going on Requip! Does your neuro plan to reduce your Sinemet? It may be appropriate--ask about it. Peter has been able to cut back from 1600mg/day to only 900 now, but that, and the increases in Requip, were done very slowly. Good luck! SNIPPED >I have to say REQUIP has improved my mood, my night rest but my concern is >the EXTREME drowniness I experience right after lunch and after the 1pm >dose of REQUIP to the point I just have to nap and set the alarm so I can >take the SINEMETCR @2:oopm. Luckily, I am not teaching this semester so I >have made sure to be where I can nap, if needed. SNIPPED >Jeanette 47/3mos > ><[log in to unmask]> Camilla [log in to unmask] Oxford,Ohio *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--* *"In all beginnings, endings lie enfolded,* * implicit and invisible as roots."...CHF * *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*