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for sleeping through the night I take two 25 mg quetiapine and three 36.5/145 rytary.

For anxiety I take one .25 mg clonazapam 3x a day.

I have been on this regimen for quite a few years now, and it has been very helpful.

The quetiapam /rytary helps me fall asleep and get back to sleep if I wake up, and the

Klonopin helps me with anxiety.

I also see a counselor who specializes in PD and get regular and vigorous exercise.

I was diagnosed with PD 11 yrs ago.i had DBS two years ago which, if nothing else has stopped my tremor and weight loss (20-25) pounds.

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I take 25 mg of Quietapine before bed works wonders

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jeffmayer

I myself have found the more drugs you take the worse the condition gets and unmanageable I just take sinemet seems to work for mme

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Jalia in reply tojeffmayer

There is so much interaction you have to be aware of.

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Even a couple of milligrams of quetiapine put me under the table for a good 24 hours and I wouldn't go for it until I had to. If it works for you, then that is good news. But for some folks it is serious shutdown, normally an antipsychotic, and that is how strong it is. So if that's what it takes to reach your need, that's good. If like me you take it and you wake up from grogginess about 36 hours before it really has left you, I'm not sure it works for everybody. You're definitely taking a very strong regimen if you're adding clonazepam to it and finding that it brings you to a level of functionality. And that's just fine but everybody else, it's good to try when you don't have anything to do for the next day, just in case.

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BG86 in reply toMarionP

Everyone responds differently to PD as much as to the medicines. If it don’t work I don’t continue, but have to give it time. DRUGS .com good for seeing interactions , or your Dr. or PHarmacist.

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