botox for leg dystonia -------------------------------------------------- From: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 7:13 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Solo Sinemet > You had botox ? Can you still change your facial expression ? > > Quoting Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]>: > >> Karol >> >> I don't take Sinemet at all. I had DBS in 2003 and that stopped the >> tremors. >> Sinemet only helped on the first dose. I've tried it many times. Took >> it >> when batteries died this summer so I could move a little, but doesn't >> seem >> to help at all now that my batteries have been replaced. >> >> DBS is great for tremor; doesn't help all that much for balance, >> bradykinesia, micrographia and makes voice worse, but its worth it to me. >> I >> had botox recently for leg dystonia but it doesn't seem to have helped. >> Some >> people with PD find botox helpful for dystonia. >> >> Ray >> >> >> From: Karol Klim >> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 3:55 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Solo Sinemet >> >> >> Hello, I am 53 years of age and have been recently diagnosed with >> PD >> and am taking .75 of Sinemet and .75 of Mirapex. I would like to see how >> I >> would do with just taking Sinemet alone. I am concerned about the side >> effects of Mirapex, particularly the "sudden onset of sleep" possibility >> while driving. It sounds like you have had a lot of success with only >> taking Sinemet at a very low dosage. Is this true or have you had some >> tremors and rigidity? I would like to do the same, if possible. thanks >> for >> your help. Karol >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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