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Once in a while I will reread an article not from the authors point of view but from my point of view as someone with PD. I posted one such article recently about putting your feet up. Many on this list server have talked about swelling feet and/or legs. Many have talked about fatigue in the afternoon. This article gave some possible reasons for these conditions. It also suggested a remedy, one that I have used for maybe eight years or more. It can leave me almost symptom free with much energy and a positive outlook on life. The remedy is not NADH, Sinemet or something one needs to buy. It is free and simple. It goes like this. Lay on your back on the floor. Prop your head up slightly by a small pillow. Rest your legs on a chair, coffee table or something of similar height so that your leg from the knee down is resting on this surface. Now spread your arms straight out from your body and resting on the floor. Once you get into this position, think of relaxing situations, a time at the ocean, watching the warm fire in a fireplace on a cold winter day, or what ever it is that relaxes you. My guess is you will fall asleep for a period of under 30 minutes. When you awake, you are like new. Now this works for me in the later afternoon only. When I was working, I would do this about 3 - 4 in the afternoon. The secretary would hold all calls until I would wake up. It was the only accommodation I asked for when employed. I highly recommend it and would like to know if it works for others. Regards, Alan Bonander Age 55, Diag 11 yrs, liquid meds, pallidotomy [log in to unmask]