Has anyone had a problem not getting sleepy at bedtime at all

I was diagnosed with PD about 8 months ago and my sleep has never been the same, i too dread nighttime because i lay there staring at the ceiling i am on klonipin and it is useless anyway it scares me because the Tremers are horrible i cant walk long otherwise my legs tighten up and if im not careful i fall I'm 55 yrs old i count on my wife to help me with my pants i cant get them on myself , i use a wheelchair and a rollator lately i think i am getting depressed and it really stinks all PD does is drain me , if you'd like we can stay in touch i have an appt in an hour rake care of yourself because no one else will.

Rich

I too have a major problem with not getting sleepy at bedtime. I have to take 3 different medications. My doctor took one from me but she moved on and I finally got all 3 again. I take temazepam Doxepin and olanzapine. The side effect is that I forget the night before and I suffer the consequences because if I don't I go sometimes several days without sleep. It has been causing a lot of depression episodes. She also took my pain meds. I have fibromyalgia and degenerative disc disease and she didn't care. I also agree with not getting much help from anyone especially with doctors. They think I'm med seeking. I wish I could find a doctor who believed me.

Some docs are clueless and out of touch when it comes to our needs i find it so much easier to be my own advocate and it usually works for me , i too pill seek when it has to do with the PD , im on klonipin , my doc has tried all the meds for PD i love my neurologist she is an expert shes a movement specialist anway im sorry you have had some drs almost as though dont care try and be your own advacate it really helps im having a hard time typing due to the tremors , so im going to end here take care buddy , by the way whats your first name mine is Rich , stay in touch and i look forward to talking with you real soon.

Aschwaganda and Gaba are working for me now! I've tried Melatonin and many other supplements, after a while they stop working.

Once or twice each week I don’t need to sleep at all in 40 hours. During that time I’m wide awake and not sleepy at all. I just accept it now as being part of who I am. I spend the time reading or watching films. I once took sleeping pills given to me by a hospital for the night before a major operation. I absolutely loathed the effect they gave, and would never take another one.

Have you tried Trazodone? It's an anti-depressant with a side effect of sleepiness that's commonly prescribed for insomnia.. I started having severe insomnia a few years ago and that was the first medication my Dr prescribed. I don't want to take any heavy-duty meds where you can sleepwalk and not remember your actions. Right. now I take 200mg Magnesium Glycinate about 2 hrs before bed. I take a CBN/THC sleep gummy shortly before bed, and 2mg melatonin and 50mg Trazodone about 15 minutes before bed. Combined, they make me sleepy. The trouble for me is that I wake up about 4 hrs later and have trouble falling back asleep.

Yes, I’ve tried those… one night they’ll work, the next night wide awake …

I've had that same experience with Trazodone. But taking it at the same time as lose dose melatonin (I take 2mg) seems to help. Good luck, insomnia is so hard to deal with.