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Hi Mary Ann, Thank you very much for your e-mail. My dad condition is still the same. He still experiences the faint symptom. The faint could come at anytime(in the morning, noon, evening, etc.), but it happened frequently in the morning even after my dad had his breakfast. It usually happened when my dad was sitting for a while. It's very difficult for him to move his legs and his arms. I have read a lot about Parkinson's diease and its symptoms, but I haven't found anything about the unconscious symptom. You suggested that maybe my dad has Shy-Drager diease instead of PD. Do you have any information about this diease? or do you know any web site that has information about Shy-Drager diease? Please advise! I really appreciate your help. Have a nice weekend. Yen >From: Mary Ann Ryan <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Do you know anything about this symptom of Parkinson's diease? >Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 10:27:59 -0400 > > 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. > >It is possible that Sinemet is causing your father's BP to drop to the >point >where he is passing out. Perhaps it would be possible for someone to check >his BP when he starts to feels as though he's going to faint. > >The other possibility is that your father has Shy-Drager disease instead of >PD. The two diseases are very similar, but the latter is characterized by >the fainting episodes that you describe. > >Please let us know how your dad progresses. >---- >God bless >Mary Ann (CG Jamie 60/20) ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com