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Thank you for this information... I appreciate it...Kathie ----- Original Message ----- From: Parkinson's Disease Foundation <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 8:58 AM Subject: Re: PD and immunity from common cold > One possibility for your having avoided the flu is your amantadine. > Amantadine Hydrochloride (Symmetrel) is a drug that was NOT originally > intended to treat PD symptoms. The medication was brought to market > initially for the purpose of protecting patients from certain virulent forms > of influenca virus. Needless to say, some people who took amantadine to > protect themselves against the flu also had Parkinson's disease. Soon, some > of these patients told their physicians that their PD symptoms seemed to be > improved. One of these physicians was Dr. Robert S. Schwab, a Boston > neurologist who ran a quick check on a series of his own patients, contacted > the manufacturer of the drug which then arranged for a clinical study of > amantadine in PD patients in a number of centers across the US. > Presto....we had a new drug for PD. This as back in 1969 and 1970. > > Jeanne Lee-Rosner > PDF-Chicago > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kathie J Creveling <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 6:52 AM > Subject: PD and immunity from common cold > > > > In reading all of these cases that have by passed colds etc. I reflect on > > myself and see that I am working with the public and many around me have > > this awful flu that is last weeks. I too have not fallen victim to this > > (knock on wood, throw salt across the shoulder and spit against the > > wind!)... I am on sinemet and amantadine. So, my question is: Has anyone > > posted this question on the NPF or APDA web page? I think it may be > > something interesting to ask. Maybe they have a simple explanation. I know > > that once we do get it, our lungs have difficulty, so the answer would be > > interesting. > > By the way... this listserv for all of us is interesting... reminds me of > > having my kids living at home again... or when I was growing up in a big > > family... lots of action, thoughts and personalities. Viva la difference! > > kathie > >