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Kate, Although I would not totally agree with most of the postings stating that there is nothing to fear about Sinemet. Sinemet has and is still the gold standard for symptomatic relief of Parkinson's disease. I still use Sinemet on a daily basis and receive a great deal of benefit from it. My benefits are strong because of the surgeries performed on my brain. Dyskinesias have been all but eliminated. I have also had some other problems caused by excessive long term Sinemet use. I want to accentuate the excessive, because with moderate doses my problems ceased to exist. Therefor I would encourage anyone who is having symptom progression to try Sinemet and also keep an open mind to surgical options out there. They have been beneficial for me. Greg Leeman 40/30/28 -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of : Kate Yamokoski Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 2:57 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Greg and pallidotomy Greg, I was reading something you posted a while ago where you mentioned having a 2nd pallidotomy this past summer. Would you mind sharing about your history? I noticed that you are only 40 and have had this disease since you were 28. Did you take Sinemet? My husband is 48, dx. 3 years ago, and is fearful of Sinemet. He's been on several dopamine agonists and Symmetril and Selegaline. His major problem is rigidity with muscle spasm and imbalance. I think we're both afraid that he might not benefit from Sinemet and if not, there's not much they can do at this point, until stem cell replacement someday, hopefully. We're also fearful of dyskenesias from Sinemet and I'm just fearful cuz the disease seems to really be progressing. Any input is helpful. Thank you, Kate