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hi, george! am sending my reply both to the listserv and to your email, just in case the listserv does not work (i'll have to check if my subscription is OK). first, please check if the date on your pc is correct all your email messages have the year 2008. now to my comment (copied from an email i had previously sent the listerv, but which did not get posted): I used to feel tired and sleepy all the time, until over a month ago when my primary care physician prescribed 20 mg of Prozac. He started me on 10 mg (1 green capsule) taken in the morning. The immediate effect of prozac on me was drowsiness for about four to six hours, but felt more alert later in the day. A week later, he checked up on me, and I told him what I had observed. He told me to take 20 mg (2 capsules) before bedtime, which I did and have done since. Now, I am alert all day, and am back to working in the backyard. I am told that prozac is used to treat depression, of which sleepiness and tiredness are symptoms, both of which are characteristic of PWP. Although prozac has had no positive effect on my freezing (when initiating a move from a standing position), it has allowd me to function as well as can be expected. I have tried sinemet, mirapex, selegeline, off and on, singly or in combination, since I was diagnosed with PD in 2001, with no appreciable positive effect on me. My neuros now tell me that my Parkinson's may not be the "typical" PD, since typical PD responds to sinemet. [I am now on sinemet 25/100 (3 pills per dose X 3 doses daily) and have been on this regimen for two weeks (was on two pills X 3 daily, but thinking I was under medicated, I was advised to gradually increase my dosage to a max of three pills X 3 daily).] I am now thinking of getting off sinemet completely, again for the third or fourth time, and see how i feel.. On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 07:53:24 -0500 George Campbell <[log in to unmask]> writes: > I am George Campbell. I am 54 years old and have had Parkinson's or > 15 years. I have extreme tremor, loss of balance and am always > sleepy. The tremor has been controlled, but not eliminated, by > bilateral DBS[5-1-02]. The level of stimulation necessary to control > the tremor has made my balance worse. I just started using a CPAP > machine to see if I can be less sleepy. I have many other symptoms > that seem to be more manageable. > Where you get DBS is very important. My bilateral took a total of > four hours with no complications and a tolerable level of pain[no > pills]. A friend just got A bilateral . It took 12 hours for the > first side, Two weeks later 13 hours for the second side. And now , > two months later, a third procedure to relocate an electrode. > If your neurosurgeon isn't doing 75 to 100 DBS a year plus many > other halo surgeries and if she doesn't have a dedicated halo > surgery room and halo staff and halo after care staff, KEEP LOOKING. > Check the price of having your units regulated. It goes as high as > $750 in Texas. This is crazy greed. This after care service should > be provided by Medtronic's for FREE with a referral back to the > neurologist if the technician has any trouble. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > GWC > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >