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Sorry if this is a repeat. It is not showing up in my in box as having been sent earlier today. ----- Original Message ----- From: rovee <[log in to unmask]> To: Parkinson's Group <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 10:59 AM Subject: 2 Questions: Diahhrea, Antidepressants > I have 2 questions on how to improve my Mom's quality of life. She was > diagnosed with PD 20 years ago and is in "a very advanced stage" according > to the evaluation by a PD specialist in January. She is virtually > wheelchair bound and she cannot take agonists anymore because she is very > sensitive to dyskinesias. She is now on Sinemet 25/100 and Comtan every 4 > hours. The problems are: > > 1. She has almost "explosive" diarrhea or watery stool once or twice a day. > She is miserable and the nurse at her assisted living facility is not seeing > this as a problem because I do not think the care managers are reporting the > frequency and she says it is not diarrhea. Any ideas for solutions? Is > this a PD problem or a PD meds problem? I have also ordered Kathrynne > Holden's nutrition book to see if I can get the nurse and or her doctor to > order a better diet. > > 2. Mom is very depressed (understandably!) and has always been an anxious > worrier. She had been on Paxyl and now the neuro is trying Zoloft (she had > the diarrhea problem before he switched). Any suggestions? Anyone using > Celexa with success? > > Any advice would be most appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Robin > >