^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS  FROM^^^^^^^^^^
Ivan Suzman  48/10         [log in to unmask]
Portland, Maine   land of lighthouses   16 deg. F  North wind Roaring --
Frigid wind-chill
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Hello All,

  Do you experience  side-effects such as feeling a little WOOZY?
Ankles swelling?  Welcome to the world of low blood pressure!.

  The 4-question Low  Blood Pressure Survey I posted in November has had
9 responses.  THESE ARE LISTED BELOW for you to examine..

   I hope the information at the bottom will help PWP's and CG's to make
decisions more easily.

  Even in this tiny sample, MIRAPEX is strongly implicated as a cause of
HUGE drops in blood pressure. Permax, Parlodel and Sinemet (and its
generic form, Carbidopa-Levodopa) are suspected as well.:

  Any COMMENTS or THOUGHTS or ADDITIONAL RESPONSES would be welcome. I
will be glad to update the results and post to the whole List
periodically, if more of you add respones.

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                       PARKINSON's LOW BLOOD PRESSURE SURVEY

 Number. of Responses received: 9

< 1)" What is your gender (female or male), current age in years, time
since PD onset in years?"

   8 males. 1 female

   79/8, 74/6. 69/5, 67/16, 65/1, 63/11, 54/10, 48/10, 48/10.

< 2)" What is your typical blood pressure?"

  145/70*, 130/90 130/80, 130/80, 127/75**, 116/80, 115/70, 115/70,
110/70
  (*before PD; **highest, ranges usually from 95-115 for systolic)

< 3)" Do any medications seem to lower your B.P.?"

< 4)"  How low has it gotten?"

   I have linked your answers to Questions 3 and 4 as follows:

  70/30 (Mirapex); 78/42 (Mirapex), 90/60 (Mirapex and Sinemet); 90/60
(Permax), 80 - 100/?        (Parlodel and Sinemet), 101/50 (Permax),
105/68 (Permax and  Carbidopa/Levodopa), 112/70      (Mirapex),  ?/?
(Parlodel)

   The pattern I see is MIRAPEX is involved in the 3 LOWEST pressures
reported, and Permax or Parlodel are also consistently involved.

    Mirapex dropped my usual 116/80 to 70/30 --I have had to give it up
TOTALLY.

Ivan Suzman
Portland, Maine 48/10