yes Ruben, you've given us a living example!
And I find that my body will lock up at night and when I go to turn over in my sleep I can't, which ultimately wakes me, then I have to push myself over (for whatever reason, people with Parkinson's don't turn over easily when sleeping) and then sometimes it can take me a while to fall back to sleep.
When I was taking Requip, I was COMATOSE. So tired, too tired to function, especially during the day. I decided the side effects did not outweigh the benefits.
Recently I was put back on Amantadine, which I had stopped in 2005 when I found out I was pregnant with dan. This time I was way too wired on Amantadine and the Sleeplessness was horrendous. After about 4 sleeplessness nights, which makes it impossible to keep up with my 3 yr old during the day, I stopped it. I will have a follow up with my neurologist later this week.
For now, i stick to Sinemet, my personal PD drug of choice....
