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Peggy, this would probably not be an option for your mom due to her age, but after my DBS brain surgeries I no longer take anti-anxiety medication (chlorazepate, a benzodiazepine, sp?) except to help me sleep at night. Glad she is responding to Sinemet, it doesn't help me. I'll bet your doc would prescribe some kind of anti-anxiety medication for her. Best wishes, Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Thornton" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 11:51 PM Subject: New >I am writing on behalf of my mother, Barbara, who is 80 years old. She was > diagnosed 8 years ago as having Parkinsonianism from a trauma induced head > injury from a car accident. She did not have any rigidity or tremor and > her > mobility issues were not at that time responsive to senimet etc. > > Four weeks ago she had a hysterectomy due to uterine cancer. She had > major > disorientation afterwards from the anathesia. She was also put on Reglan > three > times a day after surgery for her sluggish bowels, which have been a > problem > for a long time. > > As the days after surgery passed her Parkinson symptoms increased. She > developed rigidity, tremors and eventually could not turn over in bed > unaided. She > was re-hospitalized and this doctor said that she should never have been > given Reglan with her Parkinson's symptoms. He said that only the > "tincture of > time" will tell how much of her symptomology will decrease. Meanwhile she > is > now very responsive to senimet and it definitely helps her mobility. > > She has been transferred to a skilled nursing rehabilitation center where > she > is receiving physical therapy in the hopes that she will regain enough > strength and mobility that I can bring her back home with me. She has > been living > with me for the past three years. > > My initial question for this group is about antidepressants and drug > interactions. Since surgery Mom has been experiencing high levels of > anxiety/agitation that increase noticeably in the late afternoon and into > evening. She has > some generalized pain, muscle aches, mild nausea, etc., and describes a > feeling > of just wanting to get out of her own skin. I was thinking that some sort > of > mild anxiety medicine might make quite a difference in her outlook. I > will > discuss this with her doctor but was wondering what people on this list > have > found to be effective for them and not have a negative interaction with > senimet. > > Thank you in advance. I apologize for the length of this posting. I will > try to be more succinct in the future. > > Sincerely, Peggy > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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