Subject: Time: 6:37 PM Reaction to Parlodel Date: 9/13/96 I'm relatively new to PD and to date my symptoms have been mild - only a few people even know that I'm not feeling as good as I should, but the disease is slowly catching up with me. I'm at the stage where I could use some relief from both the tremors and the stiffness of PD. Unfortunately, I have been intolerant of the medications (Pergolide and recently Paroldel). My last bout was yesterday. I was ramping up on Parlodel transitioning form 1.25 mg twice a day ( total of 2.5 mg for one week) to 3.75 mg total. About 3 hour hours later I felt faint - then really faint. I got very cold but was sweating profusely. My collegues at the office said I turned white as a sheet. I fought fainting for about 30 minutes then it subsided. My doc says that nausia is a common side effect, but this was well beyond nausia. Has anyone experienced a similar reaction? If so, were you able to overcome the problem by staying on the lower dosage for a longer time or some other method. I'm afraid that I may run out of options before I start Sinemet. My doc and I would like to put this off a while. I'm very interested in your experience. Rick Barrett (34, Dx:3yrs) Sunnyvale CA [log in to unmask]