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Ray and the group, I also have had several (3 ) episodes of extreme dizziness, almost a fainting sensation. This rapidly goes from bad to worse as I begin shuffling my feet and my torso leans forward. My chest gets now beating my feet in a race to the ground! Thank goodness all 3 events have ended well, with me being caught by my wife or an innocent bystander. Here's the interesting part. My Neurologist, Dr. Jacqueline Chan, who by the way, is awesome (she works in the Stockton, Modesto, Tracy California area-Phone number (209)957-7050) told me there were two possible reasons for my falls. On the one hand it could be the Requip I'd been taking for the last 14 years. It says right on the bottle, "Don't drive on this medication until you've tested it's effect on you. May cause passing out." On the other hand maybe it's something simpler, something that won't involve increasing my PD meds. Lo and behold, there was another possible reason. She had me lay down on the table and checked my blood pressure and heart rate... a ok. Then she had me sit up... virtually the same in both areas. Then she tested me going from a.sitting to a standing position and whoa! Major change... my BP dropped almost 35 points! No wonder I'm getting dizzy. I've always had normal to slightly low BP and we've added medicines that tend to lower your BP anyway. Add to that the fact my heart didn't speed up enough to push that blood and oxygen up to my brain. It was just pooling in my lower extremities. So, what's the plan? Well. i'm probably the only 54 year old american male whose Dr. tells him he needs to eat more salt! I'm talking salt tablets and drinking V-8 juice in an effort to raise my BP! Pretty funny, huh? I'll keep you posted on how I progress. Scott Burnett [log in to unmask] 209-478-9328 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn