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KRISTIN; Tell your father it's not going to kill him to have a few tremors for a while, since look what the amanta....is doing. i am shaking for 8 yrs alreaady, and it's not the end of world. ALL I HEAR IS PROBLEMS caused by the med.. I MAY BE WRONG, all i take is eldepryl twice a vitamin E pill (l000mg)==========like someone said the clock starts ticking when you start on l-dopa, which does not cure , so if the med. is bothering him , if his arm is shaking, stretch it, swing it, hang from a chinning bar, stand in the doorway, and like Samson try to knock down the frame.. if you have a grandchild hold her/him in your shaking arm ........oh never mind. BEST REGARDS, Keep smiling or the face freezes into a scowl, like Dole..............ciao At 09:10 PM 10/7/96 +0000, you wrote: >Hello to all. This afternoon I'm again writing on behalf of my father (68, >3mos.), who is not yet "on-line". His main symptom, as you may recall, is >hand tremor, enough to make him uncomfortable. He has had the following >daily meds, which he takes in the morning: > >a. 10mg. Eldepryl -> now only 5mg. >b. 100mg. Amantadine for 2 weeks, -> then 200mg./day (doctors >recommendation), now back to 100mg./day > >His results (while taking 5mg. Eldepryl daily): > >After taking 100mg. Amantadine for 1-2 weeks, he had amazing results! The >tremor almost disappeared! However, when he upped the dose to 200 mg., he >started to notice his tremor slowly coming back. So, after a few weeks at >200mg., he dropped the dose to 100mg. to see if he was overmedicated. > >Still,... no difference. At 100mg. the tremor is back. Changing from 200mg. >to 100mg. made no difference. The tremor is at the same intensity whether >he's at 200mg. or 100mg. He does admit the Amantadine works a little, as >the tremor is better now than it was when he was taking only Eldepryl. > >He has tried to modify all variables: taking meds before, then after >breakfast. No change. He is quite frustrated. I suggested he temporarily >stop taking Eldepryl, as it can be known to cause tremor. We'll see what >happens. He stopped taking the Eldepryl today. > >Has anyone had a similar experience with Amantadine (or other tremor >reducing meds. for that matter)? Any suggestions? I'll pass everything on >to Dad. > >A huge thanks in advance for your help! > >Kristin Delfeld, the frustrated daughter from Boston & Wisconsin :-) >