REMINDER: When including the message you are replying to, please delete the line addressing that message to the list. The listserver reads that line, decides it has discovered a 'looping' message and sends it to me as an error message. Barb Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 19:48:03 -0400 From: judith guttman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Re: Hello I think it's time to get a second opinion. A year is a long time and Sinemet is definitely not a drug to play with. Your doctor seems to imply that it's your fault that the drug he prescribed hasn't worked. There are other drugs, and, if it's early PD, no drugs is an option. I believe you might also want to have a second opinion on the diagnosis of your father with PD. Apparently this is an easy disease to misdiagnose, and one of the signs of misdiagnosis is that Sinemet doesn't work. (It's my understanding that it usually makes a noticeable difference for someone who really has PD.) I'm not a doctor. This is stuff I've read because I've had similar problems with the treatment of my Mom. <---- Begin Included Message ----> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 17:47:20 EST From: Maria Carozza <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Hello My mother was diagnosed with PD a little over one year ago. My father and I have not been able to get her medication straight. She is taking Sinemet and it seems to freeze her up even more. Our Doctor's advice is too just continue "playing around" with the meds until we get it right. We have been "playing" for a year now, with no improvement. We have ruled out any drug interactions. I am curious if anyone has encountered this problem. Thank you!! <---- End Included Message ----> Peace, Judith Judith A Guttman "...we are wound Washington DC with mercy round and round [log in to unmask] as if with air" -- Hopkins