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Bev- Thanks for spending time to give some very valuable suggestions. I hope it is ok for me to contact you again if the need arises, Gene n Mar 16, 2007, at 12:36 PM, Beverly Bashe wrote: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn