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Bill Be careful with the Requip. S.K.B. are going to be changing the warning label of side effects to " sudden sleep attacks". I was on Requip had to get off because I would be driving down the road and all of a sudden have a overpowering urge to fall a spleep. I thought it was just me,but, more and more people are reporting the same thing. It worked great for my tremor but I walked around like a space cadet with my head in the clouds. SIR JAMES ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Innanen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 9:07 PM Subject: Let's hear it for Requip! (was: Lets hear it for Sinemet) > PARKINSN friends, > > To add a contrary voice to this discussion, as to whether it is > good/not good to avoid Sinemet early in the progression of PD, let me > relate my experiences. > > I'm 55 and have been diagnosed with PD for just under two months. > Looking back with 20-20 hindsight I can see symptoms almost 2 years > ago. I was (and maybe will be again) a long distance runner. Under > the stress of running *any* physical problem manifests itself sooner. > *All* of my early symptoms occurred while running. In fact, the > thing that finally drove me to a neurologist was a problem with my > left leg while running which in my ignorance I called a "leg-lock." > The neurologist called it dystonia, and combined with a tremor in my > left hand were the core of the diagnosis. (There was more to it than > that, of course.) > > For the first month he had me on selegiline only. When I saw him the > second time, he was going to let it go at that since, other than > while running, my symptoms are at the nuisance level. I bitched and > moaned (as only a thwarted runner can) and he started me on Requip. > I'm sill in the dosage build-up stage. In fact, I have yet to > complete my second week of the drug. I'm currently on 1.5 mg/day and > will go to 2.25 mg/day next Wednesday. > > Having said that, I can see a turnaround in my symptoms while running > already. Yesterday and today (1/15 & 1/16) I've noted a definite > improvement. Who knows if it will continue. Knock on wood. <Bill > raps self on skull> > > But for now, I say, *Let's hear it for Requip!* > > Best, > Bill > > PS - If you want the details see the most recent entries in my > on-line diary at: > > http://bill.innanen.com/parkinsons/current.shtml#bottom > -- > Bill Innanen <mailto: [log in to unmask]> > <http://Bill.Innanen.com> & <http://mni.ms> >