^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS  FROM^^^^^^^^^^
Ivan Suzman  48/10         [log in to unmask]
Portland, Maine   land of lighthouses  24 deg. F scattered clouds
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 Hi Gil and Mary and Listmembers,

     Sorry I couldn't answer sooner- I've  SUDDENLYgot too much gong on
right now..I  may have to have surgery myself soon for inguinal hernia
that JUST opened up--got to see doctors etc. etc.  I hope that other
listmembers can follow up about Aliza.

     Gil, I think you should talk ASAP to a neurologist who is a
movement-disorder specialist about the questions you have sent to the
List.

 Thanks, Mary for helping Gil out.


  Ivan


On Fri, 19 Dec 1997 07:51:42 +0200 Gil Lieberman <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Dear Mary,
>Thanks for your response.
>What is "postural kind" of low BP?
>What can you tell us about florinef?
>How does your mother take it;dosage,frequency,etc?
>What benefits has she observed?
>What other drugs does she take?
>
>Our current neurologist suggested wearing elastic stockings above the
>knee
>to keep the BP up.We bought a pair but haven't been using it.We feel
>that we
>need to
>get to the causes and not use a "bandaid".
>
>Our troubles started when we changed neurologists.
>Our current neurologist took Aliza off selegeline twice a day and
>perscribed
>half pill dosages at four hour intervals during the day.
>He claims that selegiline is bad for the heart.
>Our cardiologists deny this.
>We have seen an article which says selegeline strenghthens the heart.
>Previously,one quarter pill and half pill doses were used with no
>fainting
>spells.
>But Aliza did feel very weak and we weren't checking BP around the
>clock as
>we do now.
>She has a weak heart valve causing cardiac insufficiency.
>
>I also neglected to mention that Aliza has swollen feet which up to
>now we
>had attributed
>exclusively to her hear problems.We would like to understand the role
>of PD
>and PD meds on
>foot swelling.Aliza takes diuretics and is on a low salt diet.She has
>trouble with bladder control
>after taking furosemide 40mg.She also takes a half pill of
>kaluril(Amiliride
>HCL 5mg and
>Hydrochlorothyiazide 50mg).
>
>Note correction of one of the BP entries in my original post.
>Warm regards.
>
>Gil and Aliza Lieberman
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>At 10:38 AM 12/18/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hello, Gil and Aliza -
>>
>>My mother has also had low blood pressure, esp the postural kind,
>apparently as a side effect of sinemet.  She seems to have had some
>benefit
>from a drug called florinef.
>>
>>Mary Rack
>>cg for Mom 76/6+
>>