Yes...my husband has had it for about 5 years. I’ve kept a log of his nightmares and his jerky, fidgety body movements, While he can usually recall the nightmares, he has had no clue about the body movements.

My own research revealed that Melatonin could help with both, and since October, I have given him 5 mg per night. He now sleeps 97% better...nightmares are all but gone...movements still crop up but are greatly diminished, and he no longer takes 3-4 hr afternoon naps.

I think that although he could not recall nighttime fidgeting, the movements were interfering with his ability to get a restful night’s sleep, leading to long afternoon naps. Then the long naps were disrupting his actual nighttime sleep...a vicious cycle.

One if his doctors recently noticed a hand tremor, which opened the door to my sharing his symptoms with the doctor. The doctor has genrly encouraged him to see a neurologist. We aren’t quite there yet, but I am hopeful this will happen in the near future.

Go to the Michael J Fox Foundation’s website and watch their webinar about RBD (REM Sleep Behavior Disorder). RBD and Parkinson’s often go hand in hand with RBD occurring in early stages of Parkinson’s.

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