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Dear Carole, Thanks for the reply, and yes I do. I have been told by someone that has PD also that I am under medicated. Hope my doctor comes home soon so I can go see him. Janice ps yes I am the bunny wabbit from the old chat room ----- Original Message ----- From: Carole Hercun <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 2:53 PM > Hi Janice (?Bunny), > IMO,it has EVERYTHING to do with the PD. (I'm finding most > things are.) Muscles can't move without signals from the > brain, and a brain depleted of dopamine can't give those > signals. Thnk how hard your muscles are straining to do > their work. No wonder they get fatigued. Unfortunately, > Parkinson's is a chronic, PROGRESSIVE disease, so you will > need more medication to do the same work as time goes by. > You are not on a lot of meds. I'm not going to prescribe, > but I would guess you need more...Don't you just wish > sometimes some of these docs could walk a mile in a PWP's > shoes? > Carole Hercun > > --- Janice Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have been having trouble getting up from a squatted > > position on the floor, > > I need to get on hands and knees and hold onto some > > furniture to get up. My > > knees and leg muscles are hurting and cramping it is my > > thigh muscles that > > hurt. I called my nuro today and he is out on vacation > > but another nuro said > > it had nothing to do with my PD. I feel that they are > > wrong. I was DX in > > 1997, started to run and do yoga after that was able to > > run 6 miles aday no > > problem. Then it started getting harder to run and I > > would be all shaky for > > one and a half hours of yoga so stopped both. I have > > tried to run but pay > > for it later in the day. My feet drag on the floor for I > > can not pick them > > up to walk. So my question to you all is the sore knees > > and leg muscles go > > alone with this PD or not. I feel it does, I take .5 mg > > of Requip three > > times a day and two Sinemet 25/100 CR two times a day and > > feel that I must > > increases my meds. nuro did want to increases it six > > months ago but I said > > no would work with it. I will be seeing him some time in > > Sept or later. > > Thanks Janice > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > http://health.yahoo.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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