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Chris van der Linden wrote: > If Parkinson symptoms are caused by a medication we are not talking about > Parkinson's disease but parkinsonism. Psychiatric medication (neuroleptics) > can cause parkinsonism) , but also a lot of the anti-vomiting medications > (!!!). One anti-nausea medication is domperidon (Motilium), which is a good > drug and doesn't give parkinsonism and can therefore be given to Parkinson > patients who experience some nausea due to some anti-Parkinson medication. > I believe, however, that domperidone, is still not available in the USA, > even though it is present in Europe for over 10 years. > In addition, anti-dizziness medication may cause parkinsonism, so be > aware!!!!!!! > > Chris van der Linden, M.D. > St. Lucas Hospital Ghent > Ghent, BELGIUM Chris - are you including over-the-counter medications such as dramamine in the category of "drugs which may cause parkinsonism?" Nancy Shlaes deGrazia (62/6)