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David, A Professor David Healey, Psychiatrist, has openly attacked the lack of control and monitoring of SSRI's, in particular Prozac. You can lookhim up on www.wikipedia.com - I actually started the search with 'dopamine' and came across his name inthe text. He holds very strong views; I believe you'll find it interesting. I certainly did and have asked if I can write to him; a member of his staff replied in less than two hours, om his behalf, as he was travelling, saying that I could. I am going to address the question of anti-depressants in general and one which I took for 18mths, Prothiaden [not an SSRI], which has been withdrawn as one of its side-effects was to induce PD. A Consultaant in the Neurological rehab unit at my local hospital said, "a very nasty drug". I also intend addressing the profit focussed Pharmaceutical $dollar making industry. My advice is to avoid Anti-D's because they alter the 'chemical soup' that the brain produces and changes virtually every second. Start and keep to lowest dosage; make sure you have a GP that asks to see youat least every 2 weeks. [Debbie, why did your GP/Neuro think you needed an anti-dep? Have you had a follow-up meeting? I'll be perfectly honest I'm anti meds and anti Pharma. I believe the AD I took induced my PD, and several weeks ago I came across a paper by a leading Canadian Neuuro stating that Permax / Pergolide [agonist] should be withdrawn as it causes severe damage to the hearts valves. This was April 2004 and it's still on the UK market. Just by chance I reduced my daily dosage to 2mg from 3mg August 2004!. enough for now. Have faith, Marco PS. apologies for typo's > On 12 Nov, 2005, at 06:09, Diane Nicolaou wrote: > >> One of the most helpful thing my Neuro did was put me on a small dose >> of an S.S.R.I. about 6 months ago, even my co-workers noticed the >> difference, said i had more bounce in my step. Don't be afraid to try >> it. > > Diane, > Could you tell us more, please? There are some bad things written about > SSRI's. I have just started experimenting with venlafaxine (Effexor), > which is an SNRI, but I'm finding it very hard going. > David Thurston. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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