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Milton E McLain wrote: > > Hello to all - > > My name is Milton McLain and I was a PD list server participant back in > 1995. Here I am, again. Vital statistics are: > Age: 62 > Profession: Professor Emeritus (health physics/radiation > protection) > Home: Los Alamos, New Mexico, travel via RV about 9 months > of the year. > PD Status: 1st symptoms - 1989; diagnosed - 1993; currently > Stage I > Medications: Eldepryl, 5 mg/day; Artane, 2 mg/ 4 times a day > (just discontinued); Permax, 0.25 mg/ 3 times a day > Main Complaints: Tremor right arm/hand; makes writing difficult; > right leg gait affected, no tremor there. > > QUESTION: My doctor recently switched me off Artane and on to Permax > (pergolide). This was about a month ago. At this point, I am less than > thrilled with the results. The tremor is not improved - may even be > worse. Also, I seem to be experiencing a "slowness of movement" since > beginning Permax that was not there before. Any comments from you out > there? > If I were you I would drop the meds you are using now (carefully of course) and change to one containing levodopa.or consult at least two more PD medical doctors and see what they say. All the best, +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+