sleep

[cshamb]

Unable to sleep past 2 am. Go to sleep about 10 but then wake up for the rest of the night. Any suggestions? Thanks for any help.

[999---666]

milk, turkey, what about those slow release pills of levocarb.

[dentonpark]

I use melatonin 10mg and mmthc

[park_bear]

Valerian root.

[tid1]

Do you know what wakens you? Do you have muscle cramps, tremors, or maybe a need to go to the bathroom? Do you feel like you can't breath? If so you could have sleep apnea. If you know what wakens you maybe we can help more. Another option is to go to a doctor who does sleep studies.

[tid1 in reply to tid1]

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[grower]

I have a hit of pot...

[magicmags in reply to grower]

lucky you

[JohnPepper]

I have never been able to overcome this symptom. I have found that if I cannot get back to sleep, I get up and go into another room and read a dull but interesting book. When I feel drowsy again I go back to bed and get another couple of hours. The stress caused by not being able sleep causes more problems than the lack of sleep itself.

[Motherfather]

take a sleeping pill it works and cheap.

[magicmags]

can I ask if this problem due to PD. I wake around 3am to go to bathroom. can never sleep after that. my solution. swearing! but it does distress me.

[Parkie-]

I have been using melatonine for a few weeks and it works great. I get no drowsiness in the morning. Good luck.

[ramondo4]

Motherfather cracked it, take a sleeping pill.

[Hidden]

I had same issues and was taking sleeping pills regularly. Then I started taking mannitol, thiamine hcl, and my doctor adjusted my Bio identical hormones, and ever since I sleep most nights seven hours with no pills.

[Despe in reply to Hidden]

My husband has low testosterone levels, and we are thinking about bioTE hormone pellets therapy. Would it help with his non-motor symptoms? His motor symptoms are mild (RH intermittent tremor). No problems with sleep.

[Hidden in reply to Despe]

Hi Despe, I am not sure if testosterone would help with non motor symptoms,

[Jogger20June]

had a spell of 4 months where I had exactly the same issue....10 pm to 2 am...and it really bothered me...it just went away...I now take quetiapine

[Hidden]

Melatonin can be useful for some sleep issues and possibly for PD itself. The body produces melatonin naturally, but the older we get, the less we make and this can throw are builtin time clock off of its circadian rhythm causing poor sleep performance . You can supplement with melatonin to try and get the circadian rhythm back to normal, but you can also try other easy steps to help also. One thing is to expose your self to plenty of bright sunlight during the day. Another step is to make sure your bedroom is as dark as possible at night. This means no light leaking through shades from outside and a clock radio that is set to the lowest light level. If it is not practical to completely darken the room where you sleep, then those soft shade type glasses made of fabric should do the trick. The total darkness tells your body it must be night time and allows your body to produce melatonin at the correct time to help you sleep. Lastly, avoid using the computer or television for at least an hour and a half before going to bed as these sometimes intensely bright displays at close range can trick the body into thinking it is day time which will shunt natural melatonin production and you don't want that when you should be sleeping!

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[jeffmayer]

Have you tried nytol or kalms night