KathyLeeCouture Hello. My husband is the same. I read somewhere that excessive sleepiness occurs with one form of PD. I am going to do a search to try and find the scientific paper but may not succeed. If I do I will post the link. Peter is currently fast asleep (it is 3pm) and he has been asleep most of the time since lunch. It is such a shame when friends and family visit and he can't stay awake.

I struggled with fatigue for quite some time. I used to be a runner/walker and found that, after about 20-30 minutes, the fatigue would feel almost unbearable. I tried a number of exercises, but the two that I found that worked well with me were bike riding and swimming. It also helps to have an exercise partner to encourage a person to go beyond the fatigue wall. My exercise partner is my 6 year old niece. We bike ride every day after dinner for at least 20 minutes and swim whenever we find time. The benefits of exercise far exceed the down side of fatigue. When I am done riding, I feel exhausted, but an hour later I feel right as rain and my cramps are not as frequent or as intense. And my GP said my blood pressure was excellent. Exercise helps me cope better with the depression and my quality of life improved as well. There is no easy answer except to just do it. Hope this helps.

Doctor suggested my husband should drink two strong cups of coffee before 1 pm and amazingly it has helped. He has never been a coffee drinker until now. He has managed to stay awake while chatting with friends three times this week and a bit if his old spark has returned on these occasions. Once the friends left he went straight to sleep, exhausted, but it is a big improvement. A house full of visitors this weekend and 16 for lunch on Sunday so that will be a big test (for us both!)

Keep trying to get him motivated. A parki needs a lot of motivation and encouragement because they can suffer from anxiety, apathy, and depression. I have lost my "zest" for life.

My 72 year old fathers fatigue is so bad that he stays in his pjs all day and just sits at the dining room table. One day I got the Champion Juicer out and we also did an L-Glutithion IV treatment (my sis is a nurse) he was outside sweeping the deck. I think it’s critical to get propert nutrition and to aid the body in detoxing (L-Glutithion)

The meds are the factor not PD.