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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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This is important stuff. Sleep disturbance can drive you bonkers. In the extreme, say meth addiction, you end up having conversations with the wallpaper and similar hallucinations. I am blessed in that I sleep pretty well but I don't know how long I can count on that.
Two things worth looking at are melatonin and light therapy. Medline has a lot of info.
BTW, the reason I raised the question was that I ran across the fact that cytokines (like from Ron's infected tooth) are produced at different levels at different times of the day. They peak in the 10 PM to 4 AM slot which is precisely when I am at my worst. Light therapy purportedly can reset the clock which seems to drift off for PWP.
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000.
Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well.
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