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Hello Friends! For seven years I've been managing on Eldepryl only. There have been moments when I thought I couldn't stand to shake one more minute, but then I would remember how the "tremor drugs" numb the mind and I would choose to continue to shake. I feel like I can go on like this for now, but I know a day of unbearable stress will come (My parents are in their mid-eighties, my husband has leukemia.), and I may not be able to handle it, and I won't be prepared to do something fast. Anyway, I'm a bit scared. The tremor is the only symptom that is a concern right now. It is on the left side only and quite severe. I can handle it at the moment, but I feel a need to be ready to do something fast if extra stress comes. I have found it too uncomfortable to visit the neurologists I have found. They all(four) push drugs. Do any of you know a Parkinson specialist who doesn't push drugs and in fact tries to keep people off the drugs 'til they need them? It's not easy for me to travel right now, but I would consider going anywhere to meet with a caring Parkinson specialist who tries to keep patients off the drugs 'til they absolutely need them. Right now I am at a loss. Any ideas? Love to all of you, Joan (Diagnosed '89, 55 yrs old)