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On Thu, 15 Dec 1994, H. M. Laswi wrote: > Dear Gaston, > > My father has was diagnosed with PD back in 1984. He is in a very bad shape > at this point. He still is capable though of walking around at a "90 degree > back" angle. He can only speak for a few minutes a day. He is determined to > "conitnue his memoirs" while he still could. He has an electrical type > write. He tends to use the back of a pen to punch the chracters on the key > board. He has had no problems with forgetting things. His blood pressure is > normal to low. He has in fact developed better memorization capabilities > since he got the disease! He tends to remember much more old friends and > people from the past than my mother who is perfectly healthy and 10 years > youger than he is. My father is now 66. > > I read something in you article about Sinemet CR. How is this different from > Sinemet? My father has been on the follwoing medications: Sinemet, Parlodel, > Diprenyl, Astonin. Daily total dosage is: 6 Sinemet, 2 Parlodel, 1 Diprenyl, > 1/2 Astonin plus antiacid tablets with each dose. Is this where you are at? > What is "Slow Release Sinemet"? I am interested in seeing if this is a > feasible alternative for my father. > > Please give me some feedback. I am [log in to unmask] > > H. Laswi (San Jose, California) > Sinemet CR is indeed "Slow-release" Sinemet. I find that using it has largely eliminated the severe diskinesia (chorea) I used to experience, especially in my legs. The drawback is that my "on" periods seem shorter and less well-defined than they were on regular Sinemet. On the whole, however, I am reasonably satisfied with having switched to CR. Gaston L. Schmir