Hi Yen---
I can only suggest thaqt you might try asking your question (as briefly as
possible) at these websites where unquiries are answered by experts. I
have taken the liberty of trying to condense your 2 earlier posts to give a
short statement of the problem, which you can feel free to use or adapt.
These sites are not able to answer long questions. prhaps his will lead to
some helpful ideas--I do hope so!
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Yen wrote in part---SNIPPED
My dad lives in Vietnam and there isn't much information about
Parkinson's. He is 64 years and has had Parkinson's 5 years .. He has
been treated with Sinemet, Sinemet CR, and now Carbidopa & Levadopa 25/100
(3tablets a day).
The medicine seemed to work well but in Jan. 2000 he started to become
unconscious
2-3 times a day. His doctor doesn't know why my dad has that symptom. My
father usually becomes unconscious when he is sitting in a position for a
while, not when he is standing up or sitting down.
His physician has no idea what's going on with my father and still advises
him to take Sinemet 25/100 mg, 3 a day.
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Subject: Where to ask questions
1. This website is maintained by the U. of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve
U., and Ohio State U. Among other things, you can ask questions of
doctors in many specialties. Ask Dr. Arif Dalvi (Peter's neuro) about PD.
Click on the Ask an Expert section, then click on Parkinsons in the list
of diseases. You'll get a
>brief answer in a couple of days.
>http://www.netwellness.org/
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2. This page of the NPF website is a good place to get information, similar
to the Ask An Expert page on the NetWellness site... Please make use of it
when you are curious, need info to prepare for a neuro appointment, etc. It
is simple to "join", and you can also read messages without joining. When
you search for a word, you will get a list of mssages, and if you highlight
one and click on "view message" it will appear.
>http://www.parkinson.org/drindex.htm
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3. The Ask Dr Lieberman site .This page of the NPF website is a good
place to get
information, similar to the Ask An Expert page on the NetWellness site I
have recommended. Please make use of it when you are curious, need info to
prepare for a neuro appointment, etc.
http://www.parkinson.org/drindex.htm
It is simple to "join", and you can also read messages without joining.
When you search for a word, you will get a list of mssages, and if you
highlight one and click on "view message" it will appear.
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4.
You can add another to this list: The Parkinson's Disease Foundation's
website also has an Ask the Expert section. Most questions are answered
within one business day while others may take up to two or three business
days. The site's address is: http://www.pdf.org.
Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55
Oxford, Ohio
http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm
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also, on PDWebring at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm
"Ask me about the CARE list for
Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "
