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Thanks Diana, I live in Austria and my Neuro has given me tablets that help especially when the pain tries to get the upperhand.Greetings from bern ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana M" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 1:01 AM Subject: Re: Questions about dosage (Sinemet) > Hi Bern, > > Your email (below) slipped through the cracks, and I just saw it for > the first time. Thanks so much. Milton Erickson, the great > hypnotherapist (and psychiatrist), had remarkable results treating > chronic pain. If I were you I would contact the Milton Erickson > organization in Arizona, and ask for a referral to a doctor or > therapist in your area who is experienced in treating chronic pain. > (where are you located?) > > Warm good wishes, > > Diana > > PS I started on Sinemet 12 days ago--50mg x 3/day, up after a week to > 100mg x 3/day, and am supposed to increase to 150 x 3/day in two > days. I'm doing great so far! > > > >>Diana, I have taken sinemet for the last ten years or so. my dosage >>is five times a day 250mg, Most people wonder that I do not shake >>hardly at all. I still have weakness in my hands dropping plates, >>cups etc. I shake when I get emotionaly upset and I still get the >>occasional blockage when in large crowds. Most of my writing I do >>with MS winword it automatically corrects the mistyping when my >>fingers are out of control and I hit two or three keys together. >>Sometimes though I still get the odd period when the sinamet does >>not cut in, My Neurologist has told me that I can take another >>sinemet when this happens.I am nearly seventy nine diagnosed >>twentyfour years ago. I have taken most of the medicaments for >>Parkinson. Requip, Madopar and many others it was not until I was >>placed on Sinemet that I got relief. Pain is still one of my main >>problems also snapping fingers. I wish you well with your Sinemet, >>God Bless and keep you. Greetings from bern. >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana M" <[log in to unmask]> >>To: <[log in to unmask]> >>Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 3:44 AM >>Subject: Questions about dosage (Sinemet) >> >>>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 >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >>Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.16/1651 - Release Date: >>04/09/2008 06:57 >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1676 - Release Date: 17/09/2008 09:33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn