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What Meds Are Taken, By Others, For Nightmares?

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Mooresville, IN
May 12
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Im on a medicine called Rivastigmine,6 mg i at night. It is used to treat dementia in Parkinsons. They have found it also helps nightmares. So far it has.

June 5
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Dr. Just put my husband on Ambien. The reason being that nightmares are caused by REM sleep and thats what Ambien controls.

May 13

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