Peggy, this would probably not be an option for your mom due to her age, but
after my DBS brain surgeries I no longer take anti-anxiety medication
(chlorazepate, a benzodiazepine, sp?) except to help me sleep at night.
Glad she is responding to Sinemet, it doesn't help me.  I'll bet your doc
would prescribe some kind of anti-anxiety medication for her.

Best wishes, Ray
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From: "Barbara Thornton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 11:51 PM
Subject: New


>I am writing on behalf of my mother, Barbara, who is 80 years old.  She was
> diagnosed 8 years ago as having Parkinsonianism from a trauma induced head
> injury from a car accident.  She did not have any rigidity or tremor and
> her
> mobility issues were not at that time responsive to senimet etc.
>
> Four weeks ago she had a hysterectomy due to uterine cancer.  She had
> major
> disorientation afterwards from the anathesia.  She was also put on Reglan
> three
> times a day after surgery for her sluggish bowels, which have been a
> problem
> for a long time.
>
> As the days after surgery passed her Parkinson symptoms increased.  She
> developed rigidity, tremors and eventually could not turn over in bed
> unaided.  She
> was re-hospitalized and this doctor said that she should never have been
> given Reglan with her Parkinson's symptoms.  He said that only the
> "tincture of
> time" will tell how much of her symptomology will decrease.  Meanwhile she
> is
> now very responsive to senimet and it definitely helps her mobility.
>
> She has been transferred to a skilled nursing rehabilitation center where
> she
> is receiving physical therapy in the hopes that she will regain enough
> strength and mobility that I can bring her back home with me.  She has
> been living
> with me for the past three years.
>
> My initial question for this group is about antidepressants and drug
> interactions.  Since surgery Mom has been experiencing high levels of
> anxiety/agitation that increase noticeably in the late afternoon and into
> evening.  She has
> some generalized pain, muscle aches, mild nausea, etc., and describes a
> feeling
> of just wanting to get out of her own skin.  I was thinking that some sort
> of
> mild anxiety medicine might make quite a difference in her outlook.  I
> will
> discuss this with her doctor but was wondering what people on this list
> have
> found to be effective for them and not have a negative interaction with
> senimet.
>
> Thank you in advance.  I apologize for the length of this posting.  I will
> try to be more succinct in the future.
>
> Sincerely, Peggy
>
>
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