Sweet Dreams?

[jeeves19]

Gang. I'm curious as to what you all do when retiring for the night. My curiosity was piqued by reading about the Mag Tech that Kia takes in the evening but also due to the following: I usually take a Mirtazapine which was prescribed by the GP. This has worked really well over the past year or so but I'm beginning to wake up a touch too early and 'sense' the need for something to calm my restless, twitching body down. Related to a previous discussion on the site I actually took an Ibuprofen yesterday at 5 a.m and this seemed to calm me greatly (more evidence on the role of inflammation or placebo?). But today I wondered if - upon awaking - I ought to take some Mucuna.

So that's the question really: what do you take if you wake up and feel symptomatic?

Regards to all.

[Astra7]

Sometimes I take an extra quarter of madapor, and sometimes I take an aspirin or an anti inflammatory. Recently I took voltarin for a sore knee and I slept so well. I asked the pharmacist if I could take it daily, and while he said OK he has put me into a natural anti inflammatory called Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) which seems v good but I’m only a few days in.

I have some temazepan I keep for emergencies as well.

Sleep is vital!!

[andrehypnotic]

I will prescribe you Amitriptyline 10mg tabs for sleep.You shall sleep like a new born baby.

[Xenos in reply to andrehypnotic]

Andrehypnotic is right, Jeeves : not only will Amitriptyline have you sleep like a baby, but it is also a pain killer, an antidepressant, and... a candidate as a potentially slowing down PD chemical.

[PDConscience]

Hey Jeeves, In addition to my last capsule of 'magtein' for the day (magnesium l-threonate 667mg 3x p/day), a 10mg time-released tab of melatonin and 150mg cap of l-theanine (w 'suntheanine') assures a solid sleep - no pharmaceuticals, no early wake-ups,

[WinnieThePoo]

The scary thing about joining this forum is facing up to what's to come. I guess I'm real lucky that I have no problems sleeping. I've always slept well, and do now, even if I am aware of juddering a bit when I turn over in the night. Probably help it with too much red wine at the moment - a problem with living in the middle of vineyards. Be interested to see what you decide works.

[jeeves19]

Well most of up to now has been very successful with antidepressants and melatonin. Maybe I’m going thru a bad patch. I have a friend who’s had this disease for 10? Years now and she still sleeps well. Don’t stress, we’re all different and insomnia may not come your way (for me I have never been constipated which I’m thankful for and believe this is one of the factors that contribute to my successful management of PD).