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On Wed, 23 Feb 1994, Barbara Yacos wrote: > > Am I understanding correctly that you were diagnosed a year ago and that you > and Judy Norris set up and are owners of this Parkinson's Disease Information > Network? ....I was diagnosed in Sept., 92 and started on Deprenyl at the same time. Judy and I started this discussion list late in 93. Judy is still co-owner of the list (so she can help with any listserver problems) but she signed off as a participant. Judy is also owner of NURSNET, a very active list. > My question re "Unknown" is because the subject PD Digest is TO - BarbYac - > and FROM: Unknown. What does that mean? ...I don't know but I'll try to find out. > I don't understand what the LISTSERVER command "Set Parkinsn Digests" does. ...Rather than getting several messages every day, you would get one message with all of the separate messages in it. > is a great way to learn. This year the conference is in Montreal. > Information has not been sent out yet, but probably meeting in the fall as > usual. Call PFC in Toronto for newsletter - "NETWORK" - 416-964-1155. > Members get a break on hotel rates, and meals are always special. ...Sounds great. I'll phone tomorrow. L-dopa in some > patients. Some neurologists stop the Deprenyl when Sinemet is started - some > neurologists don't use Deprenyl at all. Some say it slows down progression > of the disease - others say it doesn't. Most agree that it has some > antiparkinson properties and helps with some symptoms. That hies us back to > the fact that it enhances the action of Sinemet, which could be a problem in > some people. > > What can I tell you - there is a statistic for everything. > > > Barbara Yacos > [log in to unmask] ..I am on Deprenyl, too. Your suggestion about Sinement CR sounds like a good idea. I'm going to suggest it to the neurologist.