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Meg, I did not go off meds entirely (taking sinemet still) but about 10 years ago I was taking mirapex and eldepryl with Sinemet and when I did end the mirapex and eldepryl I had marked improvement in symptoms... which has remained.?? Apparently that combo of meds, for me, increased edema in legs, difficulty walking as well as sleep deprevation as well as some increase in tremor. Rita -----Original Message----- From: Duggan, Meg <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Mon, Jun 22, 2009 3:35 pm Subject: Going Off Meds Question HI All - My sister was dxd with PD about 15 years ago when she was 38. She has been taking mirapex, requip and eldepryl is relatively small doses since then. She has a fairly marked tremor mostly on one side, and recently began experiencing seriously dry eyes, major back pain, and pain in her legs, making it difficult to navigate stairs and things. 7 days ago, she ran out of all her PD meds, and just stopped taking them (yikes.) Since then, she is feeling just amazingly good. All pain has disappeared, her tremor is noticeably calmed, she is sleeping all night, no issues with stairs etc... Have any of you ever heard of such a thing? We are of course currently wondering if she has been mis-diagnosed, those she sees a movement disorder specialist, and as someone who works in the field, she certainly seems to have every outward sign of PD. Any thoughts? Thanks, Meg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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