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. I say "formally," because I have had some symptoms for some > time, but whenever I saw my neurologist, he was not sufficiently convinced > that the symptoms were those of PD. Being 64 years old, going on 65, he > felt that the symptoms could be those of old age (as brain cells die due to > age, the resulting deterioration shows itself in the symptoms that could > be associated with Parkinson's). Nilo, the statement about your symptoms being attributable to 'old age' caught my eye. Someone needs to tell your neuro that 65 is *not* old. I'm shocked by his lack of concern for your symptoms. My first reaction to his attitude was that you should look for a new neurologist. Throwing Sinemet at you to get rid of you shows that this doctor is not going to be very attuned to other problems that might occur down the road. As a medical nurse I routinely take care of 80,90 and even 100 year old patients who live alone, drive and function quite well. Take note: if you've been healthy all of your life and then develop abnormal symptoms of any kind, *regardless of your age*, insist that your doctor explore the cause of those symptoms. Just cuz someone is 90 does not mean that they should accept suffering as the norm. Sometimes annoying symptoms can be alleviated by simple interventions, regardless of one's age. ------ God bless Mary Ann