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Brian, As I reviewed my response to you yesterday I noticed an error in what I said. The medications did NOT control my tremors. Please delete the phrase " tried many different medications which did help control my tremors." Because my medications were NOT helpful my symptoms were made worse. I was more depressed, my flat affect increased, I became agitated very quickly, and my thought processes and speaking.were especially troublesome. Consequently, I have not reentered teaching since 1997. Since I lived in Southern California at the time I sought additional opinions from neurologists at USC, UC Irvine, Loma LInda, and the City of Hope. Everyone agreed that I had PD but they did not know what to do. From these diverse views I have developed a strong conviction that that people with PD must manage their own affairs. Knowing what is recommended and why is necessary to avoid medications that may be harmful. I had rejected Neupro before the recent recall and feel that I do not want to be a part of the " here try this" equation unless it is part of a controlled study. Because everyone in the PD community seems to be talking about DBS, we must ask ourselves questions about the quality of life that we currently enjoy. Unless it is seriously impaired I would move slowly and study thoroughly. Gene Again, please note that the medicaitons I took were NOT helpful. Gene On Apr 12, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Brian Ely wrote: > Gene, thank you for the information. I looking into natural > suplimements. I > was taken Sinemet every 2 hours, 25/100 dose, Contan and Wellbutrin > and > starting having "sleep attacks" and freezing. So I'm presently on > Sinemet, Effexor 75 > 250 mg, and Clozipan so I can sleep a little better. Regards Brian > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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