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I forgot to add that this condition worsens after I have been sitting down for about 45 minutes or more. ----- Original Message ----- From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 8:36 PM Subject: Is this caused by Parkinson's? Please reply if familiar with it. For the last years I have had a Mild to Moderate PD. I have been getting by on 25/100 Sinemet 1 a day, 1 MG Mirapex 3 X day and Eldepryl 2 X day. I had heart bypass surgery on Nov 1998. Beginning on March 1999, I started to feel a heavyness in my legs, but I did not pay much attention to that, walking took care of it. Last November, I experienced what I called a Frozen state where I almost keeled over. I talked to my Neurologist who said that I was on a very low dosage of Sinemet, so he upped it to 25/100 twice a day. That has not helped much, I notice that any kind of physical activity gives me the heavy legs. Whereas before walking helped, now it aggravates it. I have read about INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION, SCIATICA and a host of other possibiities, but I guess my question is: Can this be caused by an acceleration of PD to a different stage? Need your comments, please. thanks, Mario A Gonzalez [log in to unmask] 53/4