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Hi Joyce, Your post was very interesting. The same topic has come up recently on the CP (cerebral palsy) listserve. Several of the females noted that their cp was much worse around the time of their menstrual periods. One mentioned it to her doctor & if I recall correctly, he didn't think there could be any connection. I've never noticed that problem, but my cp is mild. Kim Russell On Sat, 17 Aug 1996, Joyce Tames wrote: > 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 >