"William T. Young" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >A friend of mine who has had PD for about nine years has been having >lots of gas in her stomach after eating. The gas seems to diminish the >effect of Sinemet, often leaving her quite frozen until it's time to >take the next dosage. A couple weeks ago, there was all kinds of talk about some doctor prescribing the antacid T-U-M-S to be taken with Sinemet to increase it's effectiveness. I mentioned this to my grandma and she said her doctor has her take Mylanta with it. So you might want to give that a try with the Sinemet. Ticia