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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 02 Feb 1995 09:20:27 -0500 (CDT) From: yarborough joan <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: improving on/off periods My husband was recently put on a regimen of vitamins and minerals to build him up before having pallidotomy surgery. The neurosurgeon said that he always treats PD patients with serotonin supplementation therapy and said the neurologists "just don't get it"...that they need to treat the depression in PD to get the patient feeling better so that they can participate in their own treatment. Well, after only a week on this regimen, he felt soooo much better that he seemed like a new person. He does not have that "poor me" victim attitude and depression. The doctor recommended that he take magnesium with malic acid (for sleep problems) and a diet rich in tryptophan. That is turkey, nuts, bananas, yogurt, milk and ginger. He even recommended a banana/frozen yogurt milkshake every night before bed. With that, he takes a vitamin B-50 complex. The doctor also prescribed Prozac (antidepressant). With this regimen, he doesn't notice as much off-on as before and has a lot more energy. Blessings.