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Hi Rayilyn, I think we all tend to wonder if the Sinemet is to blame when we go through various symptoms. My foot muscles and toe muscles can definitely be dystonic, by which I mean curled down , stiffened and inflexible toes, while meanwhile the whole foot itself is twisting in and rotating at the ankle. Sometimes the big toe goes up at the same time. I saw Michael J. Fox massaging his toes through his loafer at the PAN forum in June, 2000. I wondered if he had toes bending like I just described for myself. For me, this dystonia in the foot and toes is not Sinemet, but is the underlying PD showing up, revealed when the medi- cations wear off. Only when I am low on dopamine does PD rearing its ugly head. Sinemet UNlocks and relaxes my joints and muscles, which otherwise pull and tug , painfully, if I am either unmedicated or undermedicated. Too much Sinemet makes me hot, wobbly and sleepy, but does not give me dystonia in my toes and feet. Ivan ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 51/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ******************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn