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Hello, I am new to this list. I am 56 years old and have just been diagnosed with Parkinson Disease. In 1994 I was diagnosed with breast cancer...had surgery and radiation. I am a survivor. Then in July of this year I had a mild Heart attack; a stint put in and I survived that. Then in September of this year I was diagnosed with Parkinson Disease which I am not a stranger to because my mother had it for 22 years and I just hope I do as well as she did for many years. I helped her and was her care taker. I think I have known since 1994 that I had PD just not enough symptoms to have a good diagnosis. It was not until I had the heart attack did I have the tremor. Before that I also did not take any type of medication for anything. Then I was put on 5 medications. The tremor came in full force in my left hand. I the found a movement disorder Neurologist . He confirmed I had PD. I have very mild symptoms: some lack of coordination on my left side, some muscle rigidity in my left leg and now a tremor. Put me on Azilect .5 mg but that did not seem to help the tremor , which was wearing me out. He has now increased it to 1 mg.. which helped a lot. My question is has anyone had this experience: I take the medicine in the morning and it seems to me about 45 min. after I take meds My tremor is more evident and my left hand fingers pull in and cramp. It is like that most of the day. I have only been on meds for 2 months. By morning it is not so bad. My dr. says give it sometime and I intend to but just wondering if anyone has experienced this so soon in the disease. I am looking forward to being part of this list. Things have changed since I was actively involved when my mother was alive. Susan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn