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This is forwarded in case it might help someone. My wife, Kathy, has always been an active tomboy, sailing (over 12,000 miles with me), tennis, moderate hiking. Mid-70's. Started having what they first thought was essential tremor in right arm last June (or so). diagnosed PD in December. has classic pill-rolling type. once she can calm it down, she sleeps OK. Dr said that her (dry) macular degeneration might cause her more problems in the long run than PD will. Interesting thought. Started Azilect early Jan. eats less cheese and smoked salmon (or anything smoked or aged) and pickeled herring (favorites of ours) but Dr said a little bit won't hurt. No change in tremor - but he said that does not matter. Started Requip in addition to Azilect about four weks ago, dose increases each week. feels a little spacey, get tired more easily but still functions in daily life quite well. Some days the tremor is a bit less.. Sometimes her right big toe acts up, more funny than bothersome. Still does watercolor most every day - loves it. Cannot see a tennis ball well enough anymore so we plan to take up golf. Taking Tai Chi and might even try meditation. (If this is useful to anyone, i'll keep the list up to date on any changes. i was a health care counselor for years (HiCAP) and am a retired engineer who like to keep track of things like this and drives most doctors nuts with questions.) Our PCP advised us to seek out a neurologist with lots of PD experience. That is what we have (Santa Barbara).) art ================================================== rayilynlee wrote: >Claire Salamon asked me to post this. > >She is seeing her doctor about taking Azilect and reports there are numerous dietary restrictions, such as no cheese and other foods. The doctor was also concerned about her dyskinesias, but I'm not too sure how this relates to Azilect. She noticed someone on the List asked about it, so stay tuned and we'll let you know what her experience is. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn