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One should watchout for blood pressure, since ibuprofen has a tendency to increase blood pressure if you use long term and also may increase weight. Raj ****** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Shook" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:55 PM Subject: Re: New to this.... > Hi Larry, > My name is Paula from PA, 49 &356 days old, was diagnosed at age 37, > had deep brain stimulation on both sides in October 2000. It was > successful. It took away all the dystonia pain in my right foot and my > terrible dyskenesia. The downside is I wasn't able to discontinue or lessen > any of my meds. I take 7 - 1 mg Permax each day, 4 - 25/100 regular > Sinemet - had trouble with the Sinemet CR and taking Sinemet in liquid > orm - back to regular, 4 - Elavil , and 3 Amantadine.....plus Vitamins. > Ibuprofen helps me for pain in a matter of minutes. > Hope this helps. Best wishes > Paula > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Barker" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:30 PM > Subject: New to this.... > > > > HI... > > > > Finally, I am coming to grips with the fact that I need to talk with > others > > that share the same affliction I do, so I am coming to this group and look > > forward to getting involved. > > > > I am a 55 y/o guy in Texas that has been diagnosed with PD for about 4 1/2 > > years. My primary problem area is my right leg and foot. The toes on this > foot > > clench when I am in a seated position (like in siting at the computer or > > driving my truck). The clenching is sometimes so severe that my toes go to > sleep > > and, particularly sometimes when driving, cause me to lose feeling in the > foot. I > > sometimes cannot feel the difference between the accelerator and the brake > > pedal. One close call due to this has caused me to be EXTRA careful. > > > > And, of course, the relief I have been getting from medication is getting > > shorter lived as the days pass. ( I am on a regimen of Requip, Selegeline, > > Amantadine and Trihexane) > > > > Have any of you experienced this? ... I think it is called dystonia (?).. > > those that understand what I am talking about..... how have you treated it > and > > how has it responded? > > > > Larry - Dallas, Texas > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn