Carole,
You hit my problem right on the money - excessive sweating. I am
sitting here at the computer in my bathing suit sweating because it'll save
me three changes of clothes. I haven't found the remedy, but lately several
on the list say they experience the same thing. Just do drink ALOT OF WATER
because I thought I was drinking alot five years ago and I ended up with
heat exhaustion - weak for three weeks - terrible gastrointestinal pain.
They force fed me Gatorade and I survived.
I keep trying to analyze when I sweat. I take 1/2 Sinemet 25/100 every
three hours and each time on the downhill part of my PD peak, it just drips
off me onto anything and everything. I had alot of tests and conferences
with my neurologist and my gynocologist
and it's definitely not menopause yet (I'm 49).
I've been sweating like this for five years now. If you come up with an
answer, let me know. By the way, the day after the cure I am celebrating
with a champagne brunch. Everyone is invited. Good luck.
Paula
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carole McLaughlin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 4:34 PM
Subject: AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
> HAPPY CANADA DAY TO ALL
>
> Like many other Parkinsonians, I'm coming to my peers for assistance.
>
> I have been diagnosed for 6 1/2 years and generally my symptoms are not
> severe...I am slow and my back is stiff but my meds seem to handle most
other
> problems.
>
> Since the day I was given the "good news" I have been taking 4 Prolopa
200/50
> per day and it has worked like a miracle drug. On getting a second
opinion
> recently, it was decided that I would add 3 Requip 1mg daily. I haven't
noticed
> any difference in myself with the additional drugs. By way of explanation
> Prolopa, which is made by Roche, is the Cdn equivilent of Sinemet. The
> difference is the carrier...the L-dopa in Prolopa is carried by
benserazide while in
> Sinemet it is carried by carbidopa.
>
> My problem is excessive sweating. Not only is it embarrassing but I have
to
> drink copious amounts of water to stay hydrated and in the colder seasons
to
> protect against getting a chill.
>
> Neither my original neurologist, Dr. Donald Chew nor Dr. Mandar Jog of the
> Movement Disorder Clinic at the London (Ontario) Health Sciences Centre
have
> made any useful sugggestions
>
> Does anyone else suffer this problem and if so have you any assistence to
> offer???
>
> Your help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
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