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Hello there, I joined this community barely 1 week ago and I can't imagine being somewhere else under the circumstances. My situation is that I am of the opinion that my PD is hereditary, it has killed generations of my family members, my father and my junior sister inclusive. My sister died just 4 days ago from symtoms that looks (now) convincingly Parkinsonian. The pathetic thing is that it was never diagonised in all these people. But with the knowledge of PD that I now have, I am convinced these people died from PD complications. I also have some uncles (aged 50-60) who at the moment suffers from mobility impairment, shaking palsy, slight tremor, has to hold something to stand, struggles with speech, etc, etc. The gist is that my Doctor (who is a physician and convinced I am exhibiting symtoms of PD) has prescribed Sinemet (Levidopa/Carbidopa). As I write, we have sent enquiries out for the drug since it is not common and may have to wait 1 or 2 days before getting a feedback. I am equally convinced I should start with a potent medicine since my movement is already being affected. I was an active squash player until 1998 when I had to stop. Now it is such a difficult thing moving around without being asked questions. I hope to get Sinemet and commence medication ASAP but since I am lucky to have you all with varying experiences, I can do with some input from your wealth of experience. I know my story is peculiar and may be tragic in some sense but I consider myself even lucky that I have come this far in a country where AIDS is still not believed to be real in some quarters! YOUR IDEAS ARE MOST WELCOME. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn