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hi all At 20:58 2000/12/27 -0500, mary ann wrote, in part: >... Another neuro visited our support group and once again apprised >us of the fact that Eldpryl was a non-useful med and probably should be >dropped from my husband's drug regimen. She was adamant that studies had >indicated that Eldepryl not only didn't work for PD, but actually >accentuated dyskinesia - a major problem for my husband... i would have thought that the increased dyskinesia was an indication of too much available levodopa - which could have been a normally desirable symptomatic effect of the selegiline... which would have meant that rather than not working, the eldepryl-selegiline was working rather well! and might have enabled your husband to reduce his levodopa intake >Once again, we stopped the drug (titrated, really) and >once again my husband 'hit the wall.'... >It is important to listen to doctor's advice - but it is also imperative >to recognize what reactions occur when meds are taken. Our neurologist >doesn't argue when we suggest a med works - or doesn't. While we never >increase a med without consulting our neurologist, we have decreased, and >sometimes stopped (after titrating) meds that cause problems. Our >neurologist is aware and doesn't object... i agree with you wholeheartedly here! we each respond differently to the meds and we each are the best 'consultant' on whether a med is working or not working for us i guess the moral might be that we should listen to our medicos' advice and that they in turn should listen to our opinions too; management of pd is a group effort! janet janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now /44 dx cd / 43 onset cd /41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/