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In an earlier post today, Camilla Flinterman described her husband's "bouncing up and down" in relation to his falling. I read this with great interest because I have never head of another PWP with that problem. I too tend to bounce up and down. I consider it part pf my dyskinesia. I go through this activity of hopping, at times quite violently. I have been told by several neuro MDS and the nurses who work with them, that they have never seen another Parky who hops like I do. I am wondering if it could be the same thing. I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has this problem of hopping up and down, as part of his dyskinesia. My hopping is always done in an on state and can be very disabling to my walking and balance. I tend to go through this hopping especially at beginning and end of my doses of meds and frequently through most of the the two hour interval, which is how often I take my Sinemet. I've been on Sinemet since 1986, and it made me dyskinetic after about the first six months. I've been hopping for years. It is exhausting when it's bad. The only good thing I can say about it is it keeps my weight down! Also most of the falls I have taken have been in an on state, and I think the dyskinesia has something to do with it. Marge Moylan PWP diagnosed in 1986 at age 41/ symptoms go back to 1983, possibly 1975 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn