I forgot to add that this condition worsens after I have been
sitting down for about 45
minutes or more.
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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,