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janet paterson wrote: > > hi all > > At 16:28 1999/03/28 -0700, karen wrote: > >Does anyone out there have problems with sleeping because of PD and/or > >meds. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Karen (diagnosed 2 months > >ago@ 42 - now 43) > > 8-) > > 'they' say that > between 40% and 60% of all people with parkinson's disease [pd] > also have clinical depression [cd] > > sleep disturbance - either not enough or too much - > is one of the primary symptoms of cd > > i have written several messages to the list in the past about cd > and have posted them on my website > > janet > > janet paterson - 52 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada > <http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm> > [log in to unmask] My husband also has problems with sleep. Last summer after we read an article about cannabinoids likely to help PD(Proceedings of the national academy of science 7.7.98 but i can't find the art. at the moment) some young friends gave us a couple of reefers. John, my husb.(70)a non-smoker, wasn't going to try. I add that he is not taking any med. although he has had PD for about 10 yrs. Nothing religious but tries to put meds. off for as long as possible. Last january,after several bad nights ( and days) he decided to try the marijuana. After 3-4 puffs he stopped,saying his head was spinning. He sarted to sweat and had a bad urge to go to the bathroom. Since he had also turned, as they sang:'a whiter shade of pale' I was a little worried. The urge went and I helped him to bed, his legs having gone rubbery...And he slept, without waking up all night.A very restful sleep. The effect lasted for 3 nights without smoke. This experience having scared him a little, he didn't touch the stuff until last week when again the nights were getting impossible. This time he stopped after 2 puffs and slept well for 2 nights. Is it better or worse than sleeping pills? I heard some israeli firm Pharmos, is doing some clinical trials with dexanabinol, a synth. of cannabis which does not give euphoria, in order to find some new treatment. Maryse