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Please keep in mind that Theophylline can be deadly. The drug is used to treat asthma, so perhaps someone who has used it for that purpose could let us know if their PD symptoms decreased. At any rate, folks with cardiac arrthymias, coronary artery disease or a past history of heart attack would be well advised avoid this drug. It is not a benign medication. -------- God bless Mary Ann (CG Jamie 66/26 with PD) www.bentwillowfarm.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Halligan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 2:36 AM Subject: Re: Theophylline > Haven't tried that but thank you for the info....note...Theophylline is > closely related to caffeine and chocolate.......and I have had experience > with those !!! and continue to use them.........dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "platypus" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:59 PM > Subject: Theophylline > > >> 1: J Pharm Pharmacol. 1994 Jun;46(6):515-7. >> Related Articles, Links >> >> >> >> The effect of theophylline on parkinsonian symptoms. >> >> Mally J, Stone TW. >> >> Department of Neurology, Central Hospital Fejer, Hungary. >> >> Adenosine is known to inhibit the release of dopamine from central >> synaptic terminals. The present open trial was therefore conducted to >> determine whether the adenosine receptor-antagonist theophylline would be >> of value in Parkinson's disease. Fifteen parkinsonian patients were >> treated for up to 12 weeks with a slow release oral theophylline >> preparation (150 mg day-1), yielding serum theophylline levels of 4.44 mg >> L-1 after one week. The patients exhibited significant improvements in >> mean objective disability scores and 11 reported moderate or marked >> subjective improvement. It is suggested that theophylline might be a >> useful adjunct to the routine therapy of parkinsonian patients. >> >> Publication Types: >> >> · Clinical Trial >> >> >> >> Has anyone tried this >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/313 - Release Date: 4/15/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.2/314 - Release Date: 4/16/2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn