hilary blue, have you considered the " deep brain stimulator" w/ the leads put into the subthalamic neucleus (stn) part of the brain.i had it done a little over 3 yrs ago with great succcess. i'm no longer taking medication. i just have to go back to the dr. for an adjustment once in a while. a friend of mine ( jim grogan) also had the surgery and he is still taking a little med. but not near as much as he was and he's doing a lot better. i'm 54 and have had pk since i was 31. if you would like info contact me at [log in to unmask] and i'll answer any questions i can . jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn