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Hi, Gene. My husband, David, has been taking Stalevo 150 4-6x/day for about 3 years now. He's never had anything painful, including finger joints and muscular problems. Doctors have told us that there are often PD changes to the body, including arthritic conditions, but no one has mentioned Stalevo as being a cause. It may be something to investigate. Seeing a rheumatologist familiar with Parkinson's disease might be a next step. As to urological problems, that appears to be a PD problem, but I'd definitely go to a urologist for more specific answers and treatment. David has been taking Sanctura to help control the urinary urges. He did take Ditropan and Flomax at separate times, but these drugs can cause confusion in PD patients...and did so with him. Sanctura appears to alleviate this side-effect and is being used more successfully in PD patients than the other drugs on the market. Hope I've helped a little bit. Bev Bashe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eugene Gascay" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:43 PM Subject: Stalevo > I have been taking Stalevo 150 3x day for about a year and would like > to determine If your experience with Salevo is similar to what I have > described below. Please tell me how the drug affects you so I can > determine the true cause of my discomfort. > > a) I have developed very painful finger joints cannot bend two > fingers. > My primary doctor has ruled out arthritis based on > lab reports. > > b) The muscle in my right arm is so painful that I can barely feed > myself. > My primary doctor feels the issue in the arm is > part of > problem with my hands > > c My bladder control is increasingly problematic. When I feel the > urge I must go to the bathroom immediately. > My primary doctor > examined my prostate and everything is OK. I have > also taken > herbal products to eliminate frequent trips to the > bathroom at > night. My primary doctor says that sometimes medication > can > affect bladder control adversely. > > Thanks for sharing your experiences > > Gene > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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