Dear Sid:
There are as many theories as there are medical schools. I only wish
that we would get some scientific data with some of the claims. While I
believe the theory of delaying Sinamet as long as possible (I am not a
doctor) I would like to see some documented proof.I am not a patient
either which also makes a difference for the quality of life one would
want to live.
My wife has PD 62/8
Good luck
Henry Guttentag ([log in to unmask])




You wrote:

>
>On Thu, 25 Jul 1996, Brian Collins wrote:
>
> > Subject: When to start Sinemet.
>>
>> Hello everyone.  I would like to hear your views on a subject which
(if my
>> opinion is correct, could relieve a lot of suffering in the early
years of
>> PD. In discussions with other Parkies, I frequently hear that the
doctor/
>> neurologist tries a variety of drugs with varying success, and tells
the
>> patient that he is trying to postpone the introduction of Levodopa
(Sinemet,
>> Madopar, etc) so that there is something in reserve for when the
symptoms
>> get really bad. This happened in my case: when I was diagnosed
(nearly 17
>>
>Brian, I raised this very question with my neurologist who acknowledged
>that this is controversial among neurologists. He prescribed Sinemet
for
>me from the very outset saying there was no advantage to delaying
>levodopa therapy.
>I wonder if the age of the Parkie affects this decision.
>
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>  Sid Roberts   66/dx2
>  [log in to unmask]       Youngstown, Ohio
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