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hi, regarding Raj's experience with antibiotics,the same thing happens to some members of our support group.we don't have a scientific explanation.but some of us believe that the antibiotics had wiped out the benign bacteria in our digestive system thereby reducing our capability to absorb the l-dopa. john from vancouver >From: Brightline <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 22:30:39 -0300 > >Hi! > I find my PD symptoms worsen when I take any antibiotic. > Raj >*********** >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Levin" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 9:14 PM > > > > Hi, > > I have had mild to moderate Parkinson's for approx.10 years which has >been > > well controlled with Sinemet CR and Pergalide. > > I recently begun a course of chemotherapy for carcinoma of the breast. > > After my second lot of chemotherapy my Parkinson's seems to have become > > much worse. Most of the time I can't walk. Increasing my medication >doesn't > > seem to help. I will have my last lot of chemotherapy in 4 weeks time. > > Has anyone else had this experience? > > Veronica Levin > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 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