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Scott I have only been dx'd a year and i have my good and bad days already. I can only imagine how worse yours are than mine--but definitely dont make any permanent decisions on those bad days. I am not on meds yet so I cant offer any intelligent advice there but perhaps it is time to try "more" or a different mix. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott burnett" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 8:58 PM Subject: disability > Once again as the school year draws to an end, I run out of energy and > start thinking that maybe now is the time to go ahead with a State > Teachers Retirement System disability application. Most days at work > are on and off affairs, with the emphasis on the off. Lots of shaking, > stiff muscles in my neck and back and especially slooooow movement. > Sometimes I can't even double click the mouse to activate a program, so > I have to ask my students to do it for me. Yesterday was really bad > and I was very much ready to do it. Today I felt pretty good so I was > feeling guilty about even considering it. I guess the reason I'm > seriously considering applying is that I find that I spend all my > energy at school and by the time I get hope at 5 or so I've got nothing > left for my own kids and family. Many is the night that Daddy is in > his bedroom, and mom is working on homework with the kids, telling them > to be quiet because Dad doesn't feel well. I'm also thinking that if I > wasn't working I could put off the time when I reach the toxic level of > my sinemet. Currently I'm taking five 25/100's per day. I just had > to increase the dosage by taking a pill at 4 AM so that I can teach > until my 7 AM and 11AM dosage have kicked in. Prior to taking the 4AM > dose I was off until about 2 PM daily. > > Anyway, my 13 year old is kicking me off the computer so away I go. > I'm 45 years old and have been diagnosed for 5 or 6 years. Does > anybody else have these same back and forth feelings? > > Scott > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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