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Patsy 'n Chuck.... First, Patsy, hope your recovery from the surgery is speedy and complete. I've have PD for 23 years, and am 55 year old. I'd forgotten the meaning of the term "good nite's sleep," until I started taking the generic of Restoril about 1 year ago. WHAT a difference a decent nite's sleep - nite after nite after nite - can make! NOTE: Restoral's directions say to take the drug no more than 4 nites out of seven per week. I found that impossible to live with 'cause that meant I'd be totally sleepless on the off nites and would be exhausted the next day. That said, I've settled on opening the capsule each nite, emptying 1/2 out, and then taking the remainder, and this is nightly. It's just enough to get me to sleep and there's no drug hangover. I've been able to sleep without the drug, but awaken 6 or 7 times a nite to go to the bathroom (a problem for which I'm seeing a urologist in 2 weeks) Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Charles E. Niggley Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 7:08 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Sleep Med Question My wife, Patsy Niggley is recovering from the operation last Tue, Sep 22 to redo her right hip that was replaced in 1995. The cement pulled loose from the bone (very seldom happens), but for her it did. The operation was much longer than last time, but she is recovering nicely, and starting rehab and was moved to a skilled nursing home on Sunday. We kept her parkinson meds away from her for a day and have slowly been adding then back, so she is much more rigid than normal. We don't want a repeat of 3 years ago when she almost shook the leg out of the socket and it took us 21 hours to get her over it. Needless to say by then she was totally wiped out with NO strength left. Now to the question she wanted me to ask. Are any of you taking, or have taken AMBIEN or RESTORIL for sleep medication? If so how successful or unsuccessful were they and what if any side effects did you experience. BTW, Patsy is 58, last week, and has been diagnosed for 13 years. Thanks for your response. Chuck Niggley [log in to unmask]