Jacob Drollinger and others on the list: I don't know if there's any relationship in the area of anxiety between those suffering with Parkinson's and those suffering from Shy-Drager Syndrome-- I only know that anxiety has been one of the worst things that my wife has suffered from for the last several years. It seems that even normally pleasant activities translate into terribe anxiety for her. (ie. Visits from our children and grand-children, good friends, our Pastor etc.) Because of the loss of function of her body, she no longer perspires, her blood pressure is entirely position related and her heart rate is basically locked at 80, the only outward symptom is the panic that I see in her eyes and the exhaustion that she subsequently suffers. We have found no medication that can reduce these symptoms. The only thing that we have been able to do is to keep her day very rigidly scheduled with as few changes and "surprises" as possible. I would be interested to hear from other PWPs with comments on this. My very best regards, Don Summers [log in to unmask] Austin, Texas