Oh yes, that was a symptom that I had baaadly when my first neuro diagnosed me with MS. It went away beautifully with Madopar - after I switched to a proper doctor. Maybe I should have skipped the vet and seen a "people doc" immediately? ;-) Take care, and sleep well! /John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan M Suzman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 1:20 AM Subject: Re: Sinement question > HI Ervin, > > To the contrary, in me, toe curls and twisting, dystonic > feet are signs of very low levels of circulating > dopamine, and taking a tablet of either Sinemet , > or generic (Teva brand) carbidopa/L-dopa > RELIEVES these problems! > > I believe this to be the usual experience for many PWP's. > Are there PWP's on PIEN who can confirm this? > > Toe curls and dystonic, twisted feet are the signs, in me, of > the underying PD, of the disease itself, unmasked. > > Ivan Suzman > 51-39-36 > > :-) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn