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Recently Barbara started a regimen of Permax, gradually increasing the doseage until she had reached 9/day (.25mg) She had a bout of diskenesia yesterday and is now backing off to 8/day under directions from her neurologist. Is this common? >From the time she started on the Permax she has had periods (mostly at dinner and with people around) when she can not get the food to her mouth, loses her ability to speak and simply sits there with the fork poised in mid-air. Slowly she ultimately can finish. The neurologist feels it is not a side effect of the Permax but associated with the PD and anxiety. Has anyone else seen this phenomena and does anyone have any advise to give? Would a small dose of a tranquilizer, like Valium, help? Thanks. Allan