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Hi, Debbie, I have always resisted taking medications under the general heading of eating chemicals. As a Person With Parkinson's (PWP) I still minimize drug intake. I am still resisting the main symptom-treating drug, Carbidopa/Levidopa, because of its nasty long-term side-effects. But I do take two other drugs to help me put off the start of C/L therapy. Those are selegiline, a neuro-protector, and requip, a neuro-receptor stimulator. These drugs make me sleepy, at times very sleepy. But to keep on top of my symptoms, the tremor on the right side of the body, the tightness and stiffness which never goes away, I choose to take them faithfully, to help me make the most of whatever productive time, great or small, that I may have left. Really, the most aggravating part of PD is the uncertainty, not knowing how fast our little friend intends to take me down. But if you truly have PD, and I would advise you to come to that conclusion very patiently and to verify it, at some point you'll be dealing with a host of medication choices, and you may have to do some trial and error before you find a drug or combo of drugs that works for you. By the way, if you only waited a month for an appt., count yourself lucky. My neuro is untouchable less than three months in advance, and I'm not a new patient. I'm sure our Canadian members can chime in on the subject of waiting for healthcare... This is a great place to be, to share with others in the same boat, and as a resource for info and more. Welcome, and good luck. Enjoy Fall! Rick McGirr Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "MyFirstname Mylastname Debbie Shontz" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 8:24 PM Subject: Re: Introduce myself > Hi I am Debbie from Maryland. I was diagnosed in October and feel > I have > had it longer with back and leg pain. I am unsteady on my feet too > and get > tired easily. I have a left hand tremor. After seeing an > orthopedic DR. for > months, I noticed the tremor and diagnosed myself online. Then > waited a month > for apt. with neurologist. I am on no meds and see another Dr. in > Dec. in > Baltimore. I want to feel better with the unsteady feeling, pain, > and tremor and > general shaky feeling at times. I hate to take meds and am afraid > of the side > effects so any info about them would be helpful. I am very active > with my > grandchildren. I am 63. DEBBIE > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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