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"Prevalence of PD"Dan sent me this question which I am not qualified to answer. Perhaps someone on the List who is knowledgeable about PD meds can be of help. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan McRight To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 11:35 PM Subject: "Prevalence of PD" In 1995, I was placed on selegiline 5 mg qd to treat "temper flares" associated with my adult ADD after several attempts to treat it with various blood pressure medicines all produced undesired side effects. I gradually stopped it except for prn use when under stress after about eight years. When I was diagnosed with PD in August, 2006, another neurologist immediately put me on the same medication, initially prescribed bid. There was near immediate relief of L sided stiffness and bradykinesia. When I began to have weird dreams, I reduced dosage to qd inn the morning and the dreams stopped without exacerbation of symptoms. I was fascinated with the reference to MAO inhibitor use triggering PD since selegiline is a MAO B inhibitor. As a former Director of Psychiatry and Addiction (non-M.D.), I have wondered about this association. I would be interested in any further references you may have to this possible connection. At this point my symptoms are slight: some bradykinesia, loss of some fine motor control in L hand, some stiffness, and at first not swinging my L arm when walking, but no resting tremor. If this is a causal connection, what is the preferred treatment? Thanks. You may share this on the listserve or however you see fit. -- Dan Dan A. McRight [log in to unmask] 615-662-6901 home 615-483-8083 cell 309 Brunswick Place Nashville, TN 37221-3009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn