On Apr 01, 1996 00:00:01, 'Automatic digest processor HI----Slow day, so will give my story and views. Age 61, diagnosed 7 yrs or so ago. wife is dr. of nursing so we saw 4 count them 4 neurologists. Started immediately on Eldepryl, which had just been approved, plus vitamin E (800 to 1000) AND NOTHING ELSE. Deprenyl , I reckon, has been VERY succesful in slowing PD. Now it is getting a bit tougher, daily night cramps., a little shuffling, feeling spaced out, hard getting out of chairs, cars, or sofas, picking up one of 5 grandchildren at a time getting hard, but what the heck, it's the age also. Am so happy never took all those permax,simekm.etc. with their side effects I fully intend not to take any until I am in real deep trouble. As it is I take procardia (10 yrs) for blood pressure, and Zocor the wonder pill for cholesterol......the vitamin E must be doing something........and when I must compete in a tennis match with a pro. slowness is forgotton, cramps are ignored, so mental attitude must be a big factor. must go,,, am on the internet 6 hours daily, Away from my business now run by my sons, I have just built up for them a new enterprise ,working at home , serviced solely on the Web. and a year ago, i did'nt know how to turn on computer. as they all say, keep busy, you'll forget pd for a while. am now writing weekly newspaper column, and am surprised how quickly doctors put newly diagnosed patients on l-dopa. bst rgds from don bernardo