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Hi, this is a interesting thread to be revisited. Four years ago when I was 48 and not yet menopausal, Chuck noticed and video documented my daily for four months. He did this because he noticed a VERY distinct increase in my symptoms coincident with my beginning and mid-cycle processes. He had been questioning Dr. Fahn about this for some time without any firm indication that this had been documented in the PD world. Although Fahn did acknowledge that he had heard about this in the UK where there is a much larger younger PD population. When he saw the tape he was most impressed. Chuck filmed at the same excercises...i.e. holding a cup( for easier viewing tremor), resting arms and hands, hand, body, leg tremors every day at the same time. That together with a daily diary broken into 4 hour segments was absolute proof that I had been experiencing the monthly effects. We could even predict almost to the hour when the symptoms would begin and end. Shortly after submitting the tape to Dr. Fahn, I received a phone call from some PD people in Chicago and Virginia thanking me for the film and also acknowledging that this was a problem in their areas but one which was never nationally recognized. When over the years Fahn suggested that no Estrogen be administered because it would interfere with the meds I was taking, I never brought it up again. I was able to program my schedules for the upcoming BAD PERIODS and since I knew that the added tensions were excused. I posted this on the list some year or so ago and we went through a few weeks of disucssion where other women also confirmed this phenom. It was never followed through. Now, Im 52 and have additional "withdrawal" problems not unlike when I was 48. Since the subject has been brought up again, can we have imput from other gals re their monthly PD symptoms relating to their cycles. Maybe we can stir up something interesting now that we are worldwide. Joyce