hi all...i had symptoms since 1997 ..was diagnosed in summer of 1998..presently geting by with sinemet 6-7 times a day along with amantadine twice a day to help me me be more alert...comtan was tried but i had an annoying side effect..never had shales but do have some "inner" quivers...i m from Grand Rapids, Michigan....Billblue97@aol.com...thanks for listening to me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn