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There are others more qualified to answer that one than myself, I only speak from the experience a son had with a Dad who had PD, but was also a physician. http://www.neurologychannel.com/ackerman/index.shtml Dad was an MD, and board certified, with certain specialty training in the field of Ophthalmology in laser surgery, and others. When he had PD, he sought out an MD, neurology, with special emphasis on PD. He also did his own homework, too. So, I would think that neurologists that are MD's with special training in PD would be where you would look. That link up there is but an example of what MD's specialize in. Depression and phobia hit my dad real hard, so I feel for you. I dont think they ever took him off of everything at once (I do understand that with anti-depressants, you must be clean of one, before introducing another...which is difficult indeed.) Jeff Bayard Help Fund the Cure! http://dialforacure.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom McCreary" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 6:56 PM Subject: MD. vs DO. > I am looking for a new neurologist. In the past, there was a difference in the level of educational requirements for a DO compared to that of an MD. In the field of neurology is that gap worth consideration are has that education gap been minimized to the point where one is as capable as the other. This came to my attention during a discussion with another health care professional when they mentioned Neurologists are typically educated in the area of neuroleptic drugs. My current Neuro is a DO and had me drop Sinemet CR, Eldepryl and Symmetryl all in one day cold turkey style. The following week i was instructed to drop Mirapex. Currently, i am only on Sinemet 25/100 and Comtan 4x's /day. My biggest concern is her ability to prescribe anti-depressant correctly.. Depression is eating my lunch and supper too. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Is anyone using a DO if so has your experience been good? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn