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Yen, I agree with CY Thomas' reply about Mirapex (pramipexole) and would add Requip (ropinerole) to that list. Also to clarify the cause or at least rule out one cause I would suggest that your father have taken blood pressures sitting standing and lying down and see if there is much of a difference. Then if possible have the blood pressure taken during an episode of unconsciousness perhaps by his caretaker who can be taught to take it prior to the episode. I recognize that it may be hard for him to obtain the equipment but it mat be helpful if he could. I hope these suggestions may be helpful to you. Good luck. Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: "yen dinh" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 7:17 PM Subject: Re: Do you know anything about this symptom of Parkinson's diease? > Hi all, > > Last week I have post my e-mail asking if anybody knows anything about the > unconscious symptom of Parkinson's diease. Thanks you all for your responds. > Some of you suggested that maybe my father has Shy-Drager instead of PD. I > have done a research about Shy-Drager and found out that my father has the > symptom which is totally opposite with people who has Shy-Drager syndrome. > My father usually becomes unconscious when he is sitting in a position for a > while, not when he is standing up or sitting down. He has asked his > physician in Vietnam, but the physician has no idea what's going on with my > father. He still advise my father to take Sinemet 25/100 mg, 3 tablet a day. > I feel so sad and helpless. If anybody knows anything about this symptom or > ever experience this symptom with Parkinson's diease, please e-mail me. I > really appreciate it. God bless you all. > > Yen > > > > > > > > >> -----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 > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com