thanks for the info. It's much appreciated! On Sat, 29 Oct 1994, Sergio Guzik wrote: > To: [log in to unmask] > P To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > P <[log in to unmask]> > P > P Hi, I'm new to this. I am a graduate nurse at the university > of Iowa. > P My mother has had parkinson's for a few years now. She is 76 > yrs. old. > P She has gradually become more immobile, using a walker, has > little desire > P to do much except sit. She still reads and plays cards. My > sister helps > P her with her bath otherwise she does the sponge bath routine. > She has > P been on Sinemet, but her new doctor has increased that dose > and also has > P started her on Permax. We have not seen any improvement yet, > but it may > P be too soon. > > > Sinemet and Permax, but specially Sinemet, are the best > drugs available today. Permax helps to boost the effect of > Sinemet. The problem is that is not a perfect drug. After some > years produce quite a bit of side effects. I suggest that you > ask to the American Parkinsons Disease Asstn. 60 Bay Street, > Suite 401 Staten Island N.Y. or call 800 223 2732 for a PD > Referral Center near you, and ask them for the basic handbook > they published. To be informed is how you can help your mother. > > By the way, if she doesn't want to do anything... let her > alone. She can't helped. Maybe the increase in the medicine will > help. > > Best of luck > > Sergio. > > [log in to unmask] > (MEXICO) > --- > * UniQWK v2.1 * The Windows Mail Reader >