You are lucky to have such a dr.  I wish that we could find Dorothy a
neurologist like that.  The one she is seeing doesn't really seem to give a
care at all.  Unfortunately there aren't a lot of neurologist in Billings
Montana.  The ones that are here belong to the same group.  I hav been to
almost all of them myself for epilepsy, and I have yet to be impressed.  I
had to move to tennessee where I found a WONDERFUL dr.  He took a personal
interest and he isn't just a neurologist but a neurosurgeon.  I wish that
these dr's were more like him.
Laurie

 >Don't worry, I didn't change meds without talking with the doctor.  And I
>followed a schedule of dose increases as prescribed by him. I am lucky,
>however, to have a neurologist who answers my phone calls quickly
>and is willing to discuss things with me.  Sometimes he suggests things,
>and sometimes he responds to my questions about possible med changes.
>My first neurologist was not so "user friendly."
>
>Charlie Barasch
>
>On Thu, 24 Oct 1996, Laura and Michael Rogers wrote:
>
>> >On Mon 09 Sep, Charles T. Barasch wrote:
>> >> I've had positive experience with Parlodel.  Although at first I did feel
>> >> some vertigo when I stood up quickly, that has gone away.  I'm now taking
>> >> 15 mg/day.  I increased the dose gradually, beginning with 2.5 mg and
>> >> increasing by that amount each week.  It's helped a lot with my symptoms;
>> >> before taking it I could hardly roll over in bed, dress myself or eat
>> >> soup, and I'm quite functional with the Parlodel.  A few months ago I
>> >> actually went up to 30 mg./day and was only taking Parlodel and eldepryl;
>> >> I did find that was too much and I was feeling a little whoozy.  For now
>> >> I'm doing well on 15 mg./day Parlodel, plus eldepryl and amantadine
2X/day,
>> >> and I'm doing okay. I'm trying to hold off on sinemet.  I took it for a
>> >> while and did not like the dyskinesia.
>> >>
>> >> Charlie Barasch
>> >> Plainfield, VT
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >Hello Charlie,
>> >
>> >              You may have read about my problems with Parlodel, but I
do not
>> >regard that as grounds for telling you what you should and should not
take. I
>> >am sure that many sufferers are deriving comfort from Parlodel. What I would
>> >suggest ( and this is really what this list is all about, I think) is
that you
>> >recognise the possibility that Parlodel can affect the mind in subtle ways,
>> >and make sure that not only you, but those close to you are aware of the
>> >possibility.
>> >
>> >One other point: If you tried Sinemet and suffered diskinesia then you were
>> >almost certainly given too much.  Sinemet has its own tricks to play on the
>> >unwary.
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >
>> >Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>
>> >
>> Charles,
>> Don't you find it dangerous to "play" with your meds like that w/o your
dr?  M
>> Laurie
>>
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