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Date sent: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 00:27:46 -0400 Send reply to: [log in to unmask] From: Michel Margosis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: PD and Barb To: [log in to unmask] > drug called Melloryl (Sp) which is beginning tonight at a low dose of > 15 mg twice a day. The psychiatrist did not know whether the > chemically induced psychoses might be reversed and in fact it seems > that nobody does. Michael, Mellaril is Thioridazine, a close relative of Thorazine, and a potent anti- psychotic. Unfortunately, however, it is also quite sedating and blocks Dopamine big-time. One of its major side-effects is a Parkinsonian syndrome! I am "not there", and so, I hate to "second-guess" your wife's treating physician, but I would not recommend Mellaril or other drugs in that category for anyone with PD. I think that you need a second opinion from a movement-disorder specialist! Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" *********************************************