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Yes, your description / suggested reason sounds like a couple of falls I've had.Luckily I seem to fall in slow-motion and can often grab support in time. > Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:22:39 -0700 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: balance > To: [log in to unmask] > > Hi Nigel and everybody > My balance problems seem pretty severe to me, but how do they compare to other PWP? When I have fallen, it's almost always right after I stand up from a sitting position. i have climbed out of the front seat of our car, walked 50-75 feet towards the store and then had my dizzy spell. The dizzy spell can hit fast but about half the time I can feel it coming on and clutch my wife's arm and get to a place I can sit. Much worse are the ones where my eyes roll back in my head and I go shuffling off/ The shuffle is a Parkie standard; short choppy steps, torso gradually catching up and passing the feet, leading to the inevitable crash. It's actually a great way to get to know people. Although my wife has made the most catches, total strangers have lent a hand 4 or 5 times. My Nuero, Dr. J Chan of Stockton, CA thinks it is related somehow to a blood pressure drop i frequently experience. which may or may not be caused by my mediacations. Does this sound like your experience? > > Scott Burnett > aka Pdman195 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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