Re: ALT/RX/MEDS: Concentration

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Gang,

My two cents worth on concentration. It seems like the minute I turn off the

light at night the

RLS kicks in. I agree, if I dwell on it, the sensations only get worse.

Usually, I have just

taken my Xanax and it takes about 15 or so minutes to work. So I really

concentrate hard on

something else, usually pleasant, and visualize with sights, sounds, smells as

detailed as I

can. (Last night I took a trip to New Orleans and visited every place there I

could think of

that I like.) I dropped off before I finished my trip. On the other hand, when

I'm worrying

about how bad it is going to be, even with the Xanax it takes a long time to go

to sleep.

I feel lucky that I have been able to control (usually) things with the same

dose of Xanax that

I started on two years ago. But it is not all luck, I have worked hard with

other things

(tricks Jill would say) to keep it managed without having to go to the stronger

medications.

(Klonopin was awful mentally, and I can't imagine what my GI tract would do with

the Parkinson's

drugs.)

Jo from Mo, windy in Texas