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> Subject: Re: Ecstasy for Parkinsons? > From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:21:23 -0400 hi all At 16:40 2001/07/10 -0500, Peyton, Ronald wrote: >Is anyone aware of any studies done on claimed benefits of ecstasy for >parkinsons? I have an acquaintance whose pd tremors are worse than mine, >and he claims while under ecstasy's influence, his tremors cease. He does >not take ecstasy for the "high" as he is no longer to obtain a high from the >drug due to the lack of dopamine receptors he has thanks to pd. He does >ecstasy when he is in a social environment and wants his tremors under >control and claims it works better than any of the other drugs he takes >(primarily sinemet). Does anyone know of anything credible along this line >other than just individual claims? Thanks. >Ron definitely not recommended; there is a lot of information about this in the list archives janet janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky . pd: 54/41/37 cd: 54/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] . snail mail: 375 Country Street, Apt 301, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 . a new voice: the nnnewsletter: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/janet313/ . a new voice: the wwweb site: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn