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Date sent: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 22:35:14 +0530 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: vmehra <[log in to unmask]> Subject: sleep attack To: [log in to unmask] > his is about loss of consciosness. My Dad started fainting or having > black outs very regularly especially when the PD progressed fast. His > Blood Pressure would drop and he would almost turn blue. This usually > happened when he was sitting in one position for too long. This is > what we did knowing that being in thois state for more that 2 minutes > can be fatal. We would put his head below the level of his heart. If > he was on a chair, we would just bend the chair back till his head > would be nearer the floor. That would revive him in seconds. This > black out in his case was due to low B.P. > I have seen this before. Sometimes, if there are no other contraindications, small doses of oral Ephedrine can prevent these drops in blood pressure. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn