When he senses he will become unconscious, is it that he knows he is going to black out? I'm just wondering whether there is a blood pressure problem at play here. Debbie Debbie White [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of yen dinh > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 5:01 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Do you know anything about this symptom of Parkinson's diease? > > > Hi all, > > I would like to ask this question for my 64 years old father. If you have > Parkinson's diease, have you ever have the symptom of > unconscious? My father > had Parkinson's diease 5 years ago. He has been treated with Sinemet, > Sinemet CR, and now Carbidopa & Levedopa 25/100 (3tablets a day) by his > doctor. The medicine seemed to work well with him. His condition would be > much more worse if he didn't take the medicine, but recently > (January 2000) > my father has experienced the symptom of unconscious. He is usually > unconscious about 2-3 times a day. He usually knows when he is going to be > unconscious and he tells my mom to help him lay down to the bed > or sofa. My > dad lives in Vietnam and there isn't much information or research about > Parkinson's diease. His doctor doesn't know why my dad has that > symptom. If > any of you know anything about the unconscious symptom of > Parkinson's diease > or ever experience the same syptom, please reply to my e-mail. I really > appreciate it and I hope to have your feedback soon. Thank you all very > much! > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >