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Angie Welcome to this club you don't really want to be a member of. I've had PD 14 years now and as far as I know there is nothing guaranteed you can take to slow this disease down. I post claims when I find them. Everybody with PD is different as to response to drugs. I've read that there are a few folks who can take Sinemet w/out side effects for years. However, it seems they work well for most for about 5 years. For me, it was only one dose that worked so I don't take them. 7 years ago I had DBS which stopped my tremors. You will have to plot your own course. Hopefully you've got a good MDS. One of my first was a real drug pusher plus being an arrogant, heartless, p#$%*! In the first few years it wasn't so bad, nothing a person couldn't live with. I exercised on the treadmill for an hour a day and walked but didn't keep it up. Now I do forced cycling 2 hours daily but can barely walk at all or talk. My advice to newbies is to REALLY GET SERIOUS ABOUT EXERCISE AND STICK WITH IT!!! I BELIEVE IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF AND IT CAN'T HURT. Good luck, Angie. maybe you are young enough to benefit from improved treatments (but don't count on it). Ray Rayilyn Brown Past Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation -------------------------------------------------- From: "AW" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 1:48 PM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: early diagnosis of PD and drug therapies > I have been diagnosed with Parkinson for two years now. I am not on any > medicationsyet since my symptoms are relatively mild, although they have > gotten worse lately. > > I always thought that I should start drug therapy as late as possible > because their effectiveness diminishes over time as one takes them. Are > there drugs that have protective affects? > > Angie > > > > > --- On Fri, 4/16/10, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: early diagnosis of PD by voice changes > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Friday, April 16, 2010, 2:31 AM > > early diagnosis of PD by > voice changes: > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1266202/Hope-early-diagnosis-Parkinsons-grows-detection-breakthrough.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn