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Friends; Very helpful information. i have been a PwP for five years am 62 now and on medication for the last 4 years i take sinemet half tab every four hours also take requip[agonist] two times a day, and amantadine two tablets a day. luckily i dont have any tremor but do get mild dyskinesia especially after requip intake. quality of life is near normal but i feel i am being over medicated neurologist disagrees. strangely i feel good and normal if i miss a dose of sinemet there is no on/off syndrome any thoughts cheers Haroon Basheer Chairman I Founder Pakistan Parkinson's Society www.parkinsons.org.pk On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 5:16 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Diana > I think Scott pointed out "we all are different" and try to find what works > for you. > > I was dx almost 16 years ago.........I have been on Sinemet for 15 years, > and have no dyskinesias yet. I am fortunate in having a slowly progressive > form of PD....I don't believe it is the result of any of the meds that I > have > taken. I have been on several agonists and had more side effects from > those, > than I had from Sinemet...so Sinemet is my drug of choice. I am far from > normal in my activity........but I still have a good quality of life. > > Parkinsons takes many forms, and no one seems to know which form you will > develop. > > I hope your neurologist listens to your input......and allows you some > freedom to find the medication level that works best for you......there are > no set > rule > > Don't be afraid of starting meds......you can always taper off/stop. > > Rita Weeks > Nebraska > > > > > > **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best > 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102<http://citysbest.aol.com/?ncid=aolacg00050000000102> > ) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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