In message <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > The only problem I have with amantadine is ... if I miss a day > > or two of taking it, I suddenly find myself laid up in bed > > with an awful flu like illness. Also, if I take too much of it, > > say an extra 100mg/day, I get a racing heart ... > > My husband gets withdrawal symptoms from discontinuing amantadine. He > had great difficulty when DuPont stopped making Symmetrel, and he kept > getting switched by our pharmacy from one generic preparation to > another. My experience with Amantadine was QUITE the reverse - it didn't seem to have any side-effects, and I dropped it all of a sudden with no ill-effects. Interesting variance there! -- Jeremy Browne, Hampshire, UK [log in to unmask] Shaking Hands BBS, Fidonet 2:252/160 (+44 1252 626233, also FAX)