I was discussing genes and blood types and stuff like that there with my
brother -in-law who is a real brain - we came to the conclusion that in all
of time since the first man except for the possibility of identical twins no
2 people have ever had EXACTLY the same body chemistry. This is a purely
statistical conjecture based on the various types of blood and tissue
classifications.
ERGO. No wonder that when a drug works on one person, it will not work
exactly the same on another - the medical profession can only say " This
works on a lot of people, so let's try it"
Bob Anibal

-----Original Message-----
From: Sid Roberts <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, August 15, 1998 7:10 AM
Subject: Re: PD meds


>At 11:38 PM 8/12/98 -0400, Camilla F wrote:
>>Dear Friends-- last evening I had the pleasant experience of speaking with
>>a PD support group in Dayton, Ohio, held in the home of listfolks Don and
>snip
>>As the meeting began, folks were discussing their meds, much as we do
here,
>>and it quickly became evident that one took Requip successfully, while
>>another said the first pill made him deathly ill,  and this was repeated
>>for several of our common PD meds.
>snip
>>Jerry than spoke up, and reminded  us that ALL PD drugs work in different
>>ways for different patients, to the point that he was reluctant to
>>generalize about them without very cautious disclaimers.
>>
>Whenever I speak to a group about PD I always paraphrase what I learned on
>this List a long time ago - The First Law of Parkinson's Disease,namely:
>Every PWP is unique in symptoms and in drug response.  What works for one
>PWP may not work for another.  And what works today may not work tomorrow.
>
>Thanx for the important reminder.
>
>     __________
>
>     Sid Roberts   68/3   <[log in to unmask] >     Youngstown, Ohio
>