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Carol, Nancy experienced dyskinesia as soon as she started taking TASMAR. This was four years post her bilateral pallidotomies. She reduced sinemet intake by nearly 35% and still experienced dyskinesia. After discontinuing TASMAR and returning to Permax the Dyskinesia went away. She then started increasing sinemet until she got things back in balance. Adding amantadine to this mix may well help quiet the dyskinesia. Please rember I am a CPA not an MD but I do have twenty five years of experience with almost all these meds. In any case be sure to discuss with your doc before changing. Best regards, Bob Martone PS - Hope to see you at the HAPS symposium April 1 at Methodist Hospital, Houston. We have a great program assembled. Subject: 6-MONTH POST SURGICAL WELL, IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE MY PALLIDOTOMY AND I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT MY DYSKINESIAS HAVE SLOWLY RETURNED. AT 3 MONTHS POST SURGERY MY NEUROLOGIST DOUBLED THE DOSE OF TASMAR FROM 100 TO 200 MG. 3 TIMES A DAY DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING EPISODES OF FREEZING. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED SUCH SHORT TERM RELIEF OF DYSKINESIAS AFTER HAVING A PALLIDOTOMY? CAROL GRAY [log in to unmask] acAROL