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Hello everybody - Last week, three years after my symptoms of pd appeared, I started on Sinemet. (I'm 67.) I'm taking a half of a 100/25 pill 3 x a day, and am supposed to go to a whole pill after a week, and to 1 1/2 pills after two weeks. Four days later, my balance (postural instability) was decidedly improved. The next day, I took a walk through rough terrain in the woods across the road--something I hadn't done in two years. Questions: 1) Was this experience unusual? -- i.e. was it an unusually rapid response? 2) My neurologist, who specializes in movement disorders at a major clinic, says patients who take fully ample doses of Sinement do better and show fewer side effects down the road than patients who take lower doses that are just high enough to control the symptoms. Does this sound right? 3) My inclination would be to stay at the lowest dose for a few months, which my primary neurologist says would be OK. I'm still discussing this with both doctors. Any thoughts? Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn