Stephen, I was diagnosed in 1996 by 3 different MDSs. Tried Artane (which made me very dizzy), Requip, Mirapex, first 1/2 dose of carbo/levodopa was great, took it for a year with no harm or help. After my DBSs in 2003 I tried Comtan and Stalevo - no help and my abdominal muscles (such as they are) twitched with dyskinesias. Since the meds don't help, I don't take them. Wish they did. Ray----- Original Message ----- From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Cc: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 5:59 AM Subject: Re: DBSAriela/ posting vs. private message Dear Rayilyn, I'm more than curious about you not taking any PD meds. How long since you were diagnosed? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Stephen CG Deirdre58/10