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Janice, will you give me your particulars on ReQuip: how long have you been taking it? How much? Has it made a difference? And any other particulars you can think of. I have just been prescribed ReQuip and am hesitating to start on it. Also what amount of Sinemet are you taking? Thank you [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Morgan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 7:18 PM Subject: Re: New members; Julian and Emily > Dear Joao, > I was diagnosed in 1997, I take a small amount of Sinemet that is carbidopa > and levodopa. I run and do yoga to keep in shape, I have bad balance and the > running and yoga help me there. I also have tremor in my right hand and arm, > and if I have had a hard day no sit down time then I have a shuffle in the > evening. I also take Requip and do lots of vitamins and eat well. Janice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joao Carvalho <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 3:25 PM > Subject: Re: New members; Julian and Emily > > > > Dear new members , > > FWIW, > > On my experience (diagnosed since 1995) I do take a small dose o levodopa > > since then and take NO suplements, but I enrich my meals with vegies and > fruits > > and > > also love sport and exercise . The progress in the tremor of my right hand > is > > very slow so far since then . > > > > Cheers, > > Joao Paulo - Salvador,BA,Brazil > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > lamjam inc wrote: > > > > > Dear Emily & Julian, > > > > > > I've been struggling with this for about 1 year. I definitely advise > seeing > > > a neurological SPECIALIST in Parkinson's. This is most important. > > > > > > We are all different, but from what I have learned to date I would avoid > > > Sinemet and instead try a dopamine agonist (Requip, Miraplex for > example), > > > but FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF A NEUROLOGIST SPECIALIZING IN PARKINSON'S. > > > Supplements are fine for staying healthy. Take them. They do not, > however, > > > relieve symptoms. > > > > > > John A. Maurer > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Emily and Julian Brinac" <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn