[russellintoronto]

I take a magnesium supplement before bedtime, and use melatonin whenever I feel like I need it. As well, I find that tart cherry juice in the evening is very helpful.

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/nutrition/tart-cherry-juice

sleepfoundation.org

Sleep Benefits of Tart Cherry Juice

Research shows that tart cherry juice can help you sleep, aid in muscle recovery, and promote brain health. Learn how it works and how much to drink.

[russellintoronto]

After my 2020 dx I started taking 1 tab L/C every 8 hours. That greatly helped with all my symptoms except occasional fatigue and some disrupted sleep. (Melatonin helped the sleep problem, but not always.) Eventually my neurologist increased my dose to 1 1/2 tabs and suggested I shorten the time between doses and take my last dose about 3 hours before bedtime. That helped somewhat with both the fatigue and sleep. A few months ago I was reading a thread on Reddit that suggested the timing of doses should depend on individual rhythms and that noticing one’s body’s responses was the key to dosing. It was also observed that doses of L-dopa in the later evening can be sleep-disturbing. So I experimented with taking 2 tabs on waking, 2 about six hours later, and a half tab five to six hours after that. That has both greatly helped with the occasional fatigue during the day and also improved my sleep. I’ll add that around the same time I added a magnesium capsule to my evening dose as well a glass of tart cherry juice, both proven to promote sleep. I am now able to sleep well most nights and no longer need the melatonin.