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There are no "magic pills" for PD!! It doesn't matter what MJF is taking for his PD because even if we all had exactly the same symptoms (and PD does not work that way), our bodies react to and metabolize drugs differently. I don't mean to sound harsh, but this is our reality. On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 4:38 AM, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > no hallucinations? it seems that when meds help t hey poop out over time > or have bad sides > > -----Original Message----- From: Nic Marais > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 2:20 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: MJ fOX meds > > I'm not sure, but I think MJF also started taking Amantadine lately. > > Three years ago I could hardly walk in a shopping mall WITH a walking > frame, and a wheelchair was glowing in the very near future. > > Then I started taking 2 X 100mg Amantadine daily, and we stored the > wheelchair AND the walking frame! > > All my symptoms improved significantly for at least two years, and is only > lately becoming a big burden again. > > Nic 61/19 > > > > > > On 30 September 2013 05:35, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Does anyone know what meds Fox is taking that allow him to return to TV >> after 20+ years with PD? >> >> The articles I’ve found don’t say. >> >> I haven’t seen his new show but my PD friend in Flagstaff tells me he is >> seen running up stairs. >> >> I think this and Mt. Everest climbs give the public a false impression of >> the reality of PD for those of us over 10 years into PD. The public >> likes >> the “positive” view, but I don’t see happy endings in our future. >> >> What do you think? >> >> Ray >> Rayilyn Brown >> Past Director AZNPF >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> ---------- >> 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]** > utoronto.ca <[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]** > utoronto.ca <[log in to unmask]> > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > -- Jackie Jackie Hunt Christensen National Parkinson Foundation Minnesota board of directors volunteer State Director volunteer, Parkinson's Action Network Parkinson's disease and environmental health activist volunteer and author cell phone: 612-325-0372 e-mail: [log in to unmask] weblinks: National Parkinson Foundation Minnesota<http://www.parkinsonmn.org> Parkinson's Action Network <http://www.parkinsonsaction.org> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn