trouble sleeping - Parkinson's Disease Message Board

rose59 · 09-17-2009, 09:41 AM

My husband has a terrible time trying to sleep.
He can never get comfortable and has trouble
turning over or just trying to change positions.
It's like he's frozen. Other times his legs will
start twitching violently. We are both losing
sleep. He takes requip and a benedryl around
10:00. Any suggestions? He really doesn't want
to take a prescription sleep aide.

kathyIS54 · 10-18-2009, 09:40 AM

Hope you are still checking in here, after many years of going through what you are now, our Dr. said it is more important for PDP to get a good night sleep. There is many non addicting mild sleeping pills. It took along time for hubby to give into this. He gets a good night sleep most nights and it makes a difference on how his (and mine) day goes.

Cheers Kathy

esolc · 11-04-2009, 04:38 PM

I take a combination of requip and seroquel. I am also allowed to take valium as needed. I am down to being up once a nihjt to hit the bathroom. I was up most of the night a one time. You picked a toughy cas all these drugs effect people differently. The same pills don't work on my wife. It is like most of these posters say, it is kind of trial and error. I am a great believer in 2 nd. opions though,that helped me find my mix.

atrid · 11-21-2009, 08:03 AM

My doctor prescribed Mirapex (primapexol) before bed and that seems to help "restless leg" and cramps. Doesn't seem to help the problem of turning over though.

clsc · 12-30-2009, 04:30 AM

Same problem here but my spouse has such active and vivid dreams that he thrashes around, knocks over things on the night table and if I'm in the bed with him often I get hit or knocked around too. Usually we start off together then after 2 hours 1 of us moves to another bed. His dreams are like something out of a special effects movie. I worry because he has fallen out of bed and hurt himself many times.

The other thing is when he gets home from work he's so tired he falls asleep on the sofa. Then wakes up and is ready for dinner, a movie or some wakeful time before going to sleep for the night. He used to have problems sleeping but no longer. He takes Ambien sometimes, but I also think it's because he is so active in daytime he's just plain tired. But he talks in his sleep and acts out his dreams most nights.