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You are lucky to have such a dr. I wish that we could find Dorothy a neurologist like that. The one she is seeing doesn't really seem to give a care at all. Unfortunately there aren't a lot of neurologist in Billings Montana. The ones that are here belong to the same group. I hav been to almost all of them myself for epilepsy, and I have yet to be impressed. I had to move to tennessee where I found a WONDERFUL dr. He took a personal interest and he isn't just a neurologist but a neurosurgeon. I wish that these dr's were more like him. Laurie >Don't worry, I didn't change meds without talking with the doctor. And I >followed a schedule of dose increases as prescribed by him. I am lucky, >however, to have a neurologist who answers my phone calls quickly >and is willing to discuss things with me. Sometimes he suggests things, >and sometimes he responds to my questions about possible med changes. >My first neurologist was not so "user friendly." > >Charlie Barasch > >On Thu, 24 Oct 1996, Laura and Michael Rogers wrote: > >> >On Mon 09 Sep, Charles T. Barasch wrote: >> >> I've had positive experience with Parlodel. Although at first I did feel >> >> some vertigo when I stood up quickly, that has gone away. I'm now taking >> >> 15 mg/day. I increased the dose gradually, beginning with 2.5 mg and >> >> increasing by that amount each week. It's helped a lot with my symptoms; >> >> before taking it I could hardly roll over in bed, dress myself or eat >> >> soup, and I'm quite functional with the Parlodel. A few months ago I >> >> actually went up to 30 mg./day and was only taking Parlodel and eldepryl; >> >> I did find that was too much and I was feeling a little whoozy. For now >> >> I'm doing well on 15 mg./day Parlodel, plus eldepryl and amantadine 2X/day, >> >> and I'm doing okay. I'm trying to hold off on sinemet. I took it for a >> >> while and did not like the dyskinesia. >> >> >> >> Charlie Barasch >> >> Plainfield, VT >> >> >> > >> > >> >Hello Charlie, >> > >> > You may have read about my problems with Parlodel, but I do not >> >regard that as grounds for telling you what you should and should not take. I >> >am sure that many sufferers are deriving comfort from Parlodel. What I would >> >suggest ( and this is really what this list is all about, I think) is that you >> >recognise the possibility that Parlodel can affect the mind in subtle ways, >> >and make sure that not only you, but those close to you are aware of the >> >possibility. >> > >> >One other point: If you tried Sinemet and suffered diskinesia then you were >> >almost certainly given too much. Sinemet has its own tricks to play on the >> >unwary. >> > >> >Regards, >> > >> >Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> >> > >> Charles, >> Don't you find it dangerous to "play" with your meds like that w/o your dr? M >> Laurie >> > >