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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