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Do you wake up in the middle of the night screaming? If so how do you stop or lessen them.I don't remember when I do it but the other people in the house do.

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JohnPepper

This could be a side effect of one of your medications.

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DEAT

I dont wake up either. In my case this was happening before i was dx, after i was dx and also before starting medication. It is a symptom of PD for me.

I can also talk, laugh, argue, cry, hit out and shake. My husband is a blessing. He puts up with it all. And i can be sleeping (8 hrs) thru all this and hardly move some nights.

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sistadred in reply to DEAT

I'm on Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-100 tab 4x/day, Carbidopa-Levodopa ER 50-200 tab 1x/day, Selegiline 5mg 1x/day

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sistadred in reply to DEAT

I do most of those things too, my partner has filmed some of these episodes and some of them are pretty amusing I once started rapping unbelievable

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Hikoi

What meds are you on sistadred?

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sistadred in reply to Hikoi

Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-100 tab 4x/day, Carbidopa-Levodopa ER 50-200 tab 1x/day, Selegiline HCl 5mg 1x/day

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shellbinns67

I have night terrors and wake up screaming. It doesn't happen very often, and I do remember it in the morning. I take Rytary and Azilect. I keep wondering whether it is the drugs or a symptom.

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NanCyclist

You may have REM sleep behavior disorder in which you act out violent dreams. Mine is readily controlled by Clonazapam. No more terrors. Best wishes.

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Serenity_finaly-1 in reply to NanCyclist

unfortunately Clonazapam looses its effect over time. 2 mg is the most and then the doctors ween you off it. My dreams have been tamed down a lot since I quit taking zolpidem.

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NanCyclist

I've been taking Clonazapam for several years, .5 mg, and never had any problems.

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Serenity_finaly-1 in reply to NanCyclist

I was on it for years but eventually I became desensitized so then on to zolpidem.

How are you doing after a few weeks by the way.

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NanCyclist

I presume the "how are you doing?" was aimed at me since ending the plasma study. I have a stronger tremor (which is still only about 20-30 minutes total per day); I can feel a tremor in my face (very slight) which is new and my energy level is not quite as high as when I was receiving the plasma. Sleep is quite good; no problems with constipation, nausea, gas, balance, freezing, etc. So just a bit of tremor and needing little 10 minute naps now and then. Definitely a positive report. Thanks for asking.

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Beckey

Yes, it can be disconcerting and embarrassing! I scream bloody murder or bellow angrily. My next door neighbor and I have a deal: If I pound on the wall after screaming I'm really in trouble; if not, she should ignore the screaming. Mind you, this started before my Dx and before my tremor started.

Then there's the acting out. In those cases, I don't have violent dreams. Rather, I dream I'm about to plunge into a refreshing sea water whirlpool or something equally fine. That's when I wake up on the floor with a black eye and little birdies going around and around my head.

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sistadred in reply to Beckey

I've taken a dive off the bed a few times. One dive resulted in an awesome Harry Potter scar

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bjmettler

I started having night terrors well before my PD diagnosis, so meds aren't the cause. My poor husband has to awaken me when I start screaming in fear or yelling angrily so that my mind can reset. It's most embarrassing when we travel!

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