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john, i'm not an MD,..i fought taking sinemet ,etc for 12 yrs, just eldepryl and vit. c and e.....perhaps, perhaps your dose is too high. i just started on 20/50 and so ffar it does nothing.just a thought. ============= >From: John Schlee <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: question >Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 11:27:18 EDT > >I am one of the many p.w.p. that lurk and learn. I thank the many who post >regularly for all their shared knowledge. > > as a semiretired educator, I know that knowledge is power. I asked dr. >Liberman a question about movement disorder specialists and about seeing >one. >he recommended several. they are all at least an hour and a half away. > >The question, is this specialist worth the visit. of course Dr Lieberman >thinks so. I gather from all I reAad that they a re worth seeing. Do I get >a >referral from my neuro or do I just make an appointment? Will this >movement >disorder specialist be my new neurologist? Who does follow up care? He is a >long drive for frequent visits. > >The real problem isthat I was diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago and started on >sinamet 10/100 and last year he up the dose to 20/250. I am just beginning >to >fell the slowness and stiffness and numbness. > > > >Thank you inadvance. I will leave for my part time child care job. I >strongly >advise work as long as possible. > >I do hope to post more often. > >john in Florida _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.