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Bob, you sound like you are progressing fast. I'm 66, have had PD for 6 yrs. First symptom was slight tremor in left hand, then left leg shook when I ate or put on makeup. I continued for a year at my part-time word processing job. 4 yrs ago I started treadmilling and swimming/exercising in water. Ran thru the sand in Egypt over 3 yrs ago. Can barely make it to market now. Tremor was worst problem til about 2 yrs ago. I took Sinemet for a year and got worse, stiffness, etc. In last 6-7 mos. tremor came on right leg, stiffness is very bad, hard to treadmill, can't really swim. Muscles hurt, have weakness in legs, have fatigue and postural ainastaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaniliy and tahisaishow I really type And I need 10 hrs of sleep, which is filled with mild nightmares. Unlike almost everyone else on this List, I don't take PD meds, and yes, I"ve tried the agonists too. Dystonia in my feet got so bad after a year on Sinemet, I couldn't walk. Still have dystonia in both feet now, but can walk. What strikes me is that people on PDmeds sound just as bad as me. The first 2 yrs weren't so bad. I figure I'm in mid-stage now. Things have really deteriorated since my mom's stroke in Nov 2001. How I hate this disease. Anything that happens, good or bad, makes my symptoms worse. I shake all the time, except when I sleep. Welcome to the world of PD and good luck, Rayilyn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn