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Dear John Cottingham: I am not always enthusiastic about downloading some huge treatise from this PD list, but I must admit your scan of work done by Mark Stacy MD, and H. James Brownlee MD, is worth downloading. The more "how to" articles re Parkinson's the better. Some of us live in the boonies and might be the only PD patient the local general practitioner has. Articles such as this one surely do bring "partners of our Parkinson's Quest" together. Now we need an expert (from actual experience or observation) to get on this SSRI (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor) question. Prozac - Paxil - Zoloft, are SSRI antidepressants. Some doctors say a SSRI should be in the local water supply. Others say parkinsonians shouldn't use SSRI's as they exacerbate PD symptoms. What's the latest word. Also, what is the difference between Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft. I, personally would like to hear from someone who treats PD patients who also suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome. I've read articles from the RLS Foundation but their patients don't have PD. I have a sense, from all I've read, that Dr. Sheryl Waters, a neurologist in California has had some success dealing with patients who have both. She is one of the few who know that RLS and Akathisia are not one and the same disorder although they share some of the same symptoms. To quote a message I received today - this PD list is "amazing for the length and breadth of users and information. It is a real education in itself, and demonstrates the real power of an open communications system across the world!!" Amen. Barbara Yacos, RN <[log in to unmask]>