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In the very beginning Don's doctor prescribed Artane. We read the side effects and decided to keep the tremors. Nancy B cg for Don 66/17 ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 5:32 PM Subject: Re: PD Med's Question > On Sun 09 Apr, plmaddux wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > After having a tremor for 4 1/2 years I decided to try taking a med > > prescribed by my doctor. He thought that Artane was the most approiate drug > > for my symptoms, that being a left side tremor. I had been taking Benadryl > > which was giving me some relief but it was not helping much and I was > > beginning to have a headache all the time. > > > > Hello Lanier, Re your 1st paragraph : You show me a doc. who thinks he > can select an appropriate treatment based on the patients symptoms, and > I'll show you a fool ! > > Artane is an Anticholinergic drug. It blocks the production of acetylcholine > (another neurotransmitter) The reasoning (!!) is that if there is less > acetylcholine , it may make more room fpr Dopamine. I was prescribed Artane > immediately upon diagnosis, and I think went up to 10 mg in the first year > (Well it was 21 years ago). Of course at that time, I thought that they > knew what they were doing. I suppose there was a slight reduction in tremor > but it was never in control . I made a fuss and was switched to Sinemet, > which I urge you to do also. > Regards, > -- > Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> (60/39/34) >