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The SYMPTOM of burning feet is most often the result of a peripheral neuropathy. It is not associated with PD. Peripheral neuropathy is a disorder of nerves which causes the nerve fibers to malfunction or degenerate. It usually affects the longer nerves first, hence the symptoms occur in the feet first. Peripheral neuropathy can have a number of causes, the most common of which seem to be diabetes, alcoholism, vitamin deficiencies, immune disorders, drug side effects, although there are others as well. Some causes are treatable and others are not. In some cases, treatment of the underlying disease can improve the symptoms of neuropathy, and sometimes even reverse the process. Other times, the damage is permanent. The SYMPTOM itself, the burning feet, often responds partially to drugs like Neurontin (gabapentin), amitriptyline, carbamazepine, and others. These drugs do not cure the neuropathy, they merely alleviate the symptom of burning feet. Because peripheral neuropathy can be a manifestation of other more generalized systemic medical diseases, it should be worked up as a separate problem. Your neurologist should be able to advise you on this, since it is a very common problem in neurological practice. Jorge A Romero, MD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn