Emily, I am replying to your post as I have some of the same questions as you. I was diagnosed 2 months ago after having symptoms for (looking back) 5 years. Since My diagnosis, I feel as though I am experiencing a more rapid onset of symptoms. I am beginning to think that the anxiety and depression of knowing I have PD may be causing this. I know that this doesn't answer your question but it is something that I would like to find a better answer to also. I am taking Requip now...I'm into my 4th week. Some days it helps more than others. I am still on a relatively low dose so am still anticipating how much it will help long term as I titrate up to a full maintenance dose. I wish you luck in your quest for answers. I will be finding out more as I go and would like to share information as we come across it. Dee ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn