[MikeTTF]

Hello,

I'm having a very difficult time going to sleep and staying asleep.

I usually get 1.5 to 3 hrs. Then up for 2-3 hrs. Then sleep for 1.5 - 3. All day and all night.

I feel I need the 10 hrs I used to get before my PD got seriously bad.

PD since 2000 and DBS in 2007

Bradykinesia wakes me up - impossible to lay there uncomfortable - can't rearrange butt and hips. VERY creepy claustrophobic feeling in both legs prevents going back to sleep.

I have to take a tab of Sinemet 25/100 and wait for it to kick in before trying to get to sleep.

Which of the current Rx is best for this? Lunesta - AmbienCR?

Something else?

Thank you !!

[chasmo]

actually, Sinemet CR is the best thing you can take. It will add 3-4 hours on average to your sleep cycle. Try to minimise napping also.

with your DBS I am surprised you are not sleeping better. What does your programmer say??
what meds are you on?
I have no experience wiith sleep aids. Most folks I know take Ambien CR though.

Charlie

[AnnT2]

Sounds like Restless Leg Syndrome as well as PD. Mirapex is great for dispelling RLS.

[Fiona]

My experience with Ambien was that it seemed to help at first and then seemed to make it impossible to sleep more than 1.5 hours at a time. Plus it made me do weird things in the middle of the night including eating ravenously, from the garbage if necessary. My sleep has improved hugely since I stopped taking Mirapex also....my doctor warned me when I started it "you will be up cleaning closets with this one...." Well, kind of. I basically didn't sleep for almost a decade.

Klonopin helps some and doen't seem to have very severe side effects. Since taking low dose naltrexone, sleep has improved. I do meditation and relaxation and breathing exercises - they help a lot.