Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Sleep Issues & Parkinson's Disease

Many people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience difficulties with their sleep. Insomnia, restless leg syndrome, frequent nighttime awakenings, excessive daytime sleepiness, and many others, are all common complaints for people with PD and these challenging problems can affect your quality of life. Our special guest Dr. Maria Ospina is a movement disorders physician and she took audience questions about sleep and PD and offered tips to help you improve your sleep issues.
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00:48 Introduction of Dr. Ospina
01:27 Dr. Ospina’s presentation
23:37 My husband sleeps fairly well at night, but sleeps a lot during the day. How do we get him to not sleep so much during the day?
25:19 My father has had much improvement in his sleep by taking CBD. What is your opinion on this?
27:20 Discussion of OFF time
31:23 Will prozac affect my sleep? Is it better to take it in the morning or at lunch rather than at night?
32:48 Does deep brain stimulation help insomnia and sleep issues?
35:13 I wake up frequently with leg and foot cramps/dystonia. How to treat this?
36:51 Is it OK to take nyquil for insomnia? Melatonin? If so, how much melatonin should I take?
38:05 Could numbness in the feet be associated with restless leg syndrome?
39:36 Can you get accustomed to sleep medications whereby the medication is no longer effective
40:40 What should i do if i'm wide awake in the middle of the night should i try to be active and get something done should i try to stay in bed it can be so frustrating
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  • @melindamoats3756
    @melindamoats375617 күн бұрын

    Thanks for your help and time 😂

  • @kissme4492
    @kissme4492 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You for this video.

  • @JohnErwich
    @JohnErwich Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this information

  • @cathy5119
    @cathy5119 Жыл бұрын

    I am grateful for this information. Thank you! I have experienced so many of sleep difficulties you have discussed with clarity hand I appreciate your insight and helpful suggestions! My inability to establish a restorative sleep regimen has been affecting daily life negatively in every respect, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. My efforts to sustain myself and engage in programs I need to stay alive, join uplifting activities that bring me happiness and joy, preserve time to connect my dear heart to my children, grandchildren, friendships, that are make life worth living are challenged by fatigue and exhaustion. I am suffering a estrangement and grieving the tremendous loss of support from diminishing involvement resulting from lack of motivation, apathy Sleep deprivation has accelerated the progression of my symptoms, I am enduring insidious, painful OFF episodes occurring too often. My ON time is becoming buried time used to catch up with lost time and I am overwhelmed and unavailable to my friends, my family, myself. This issue has negatively impacted my emotional wellbeing by causing confusion, misunderstanding, conflict with all of my caregivers. I am feeling an anticipatory dread as night time approaches. I am anxious and feeling unsupported They are frustrated and with the situation, my resulting behaviors and decline. We are feeling hopeless and unhappy.. Do you have suggestions for a new direction , ideas?

  • @deborahrose9568
    @deborahrose95683 ай бұрын

    I was drawn to this video as I have a fellow “Parkie” who is having trouble with middle of the night waking. I used to have this problem, but have found that the combination of Magnesium Glycinate (2 x 1 20 mg), 3 mg of extended release Melatonin and a fourth dose of Sinemet PR (Levodopa extended release) all taken around bedtime, has helped me immensely.

  • @melindamoats3756
    @melindamoats375617 күн бұрын

    What about urinary dynamics of Parkinson

  • @juliamiles8430
    @juliamiles8430 Жыл бұрын

    My husband has been trying carbidopa levodopa for almost 3 months. He is having so much stomach problems and we’ve cut down the Rx and finally stopped it. What do you suggest?

  • @nancyhammel1686
    @nancyhammel1686 Жыл бұрын

    Nancy from Kansas City

  • @derrickhepponstall6877
    @derrickhepponstall68778 ай бұрын

    I had a shunt installed and my head feels numb with fog brain. Why is this?

  • @roxanneself4806
    @roxanneself4806 Жыл бұрын

    What to do when only have 3-4 hours sleep in 3-4months

  • @BonnieChismar-bp8dl

    @BonnieChismar-bp8dl

    Жыл бұрын

    In July last year, I started on Parkinson’s disease TREATMENT PROTOCOL from Natural Herbs Centre ( Natural herbs centre ). One month into the treatment, I made a significant recovery. After I completed the recommended treatment, almost all my symptoms were gone, great improvement with my movement and balance. Its been a year, life has been amazing

  • @pappyball21
    @pappyball212 ай бұрын

    You lost sleep hygiene but nothing about using electronic devices close to bedtime/in bed?

  • @keitymarley733
    @keitymarley7335 ай бұрын

    Parkinson disease is a very terrible illness, my Dad suffered from it for 19 years until we finally got a help and a medicine that truly works that helped treat, cure and reversed all his symptoms totally... My Dad is well again…

  • @fauzanahmad3943

    @fauzanahmad3943

    3 ай бұрын

    Fraud