Aan 22-12-96 18:45, in bericht <[log in to unmask]>, Jacob Drollinger <[log in to unmask]> schreef: > Dear Milton, > > My mother, an R.N. who has been working in a nursing home for the past 16 > years, has called Permax a "Shit drug." I have tried it twice, and both times > I started off at an extremely low dose, then built up until I was taking 1 > mg./day. When I got to that point is when I started having the same problems > that you describe, i.e. trouble initiatiating movement. However, I also had > difficulty speaking and sleeping as well. > Although I did have some positive effects at lower doses, my neurologist > claimed that only 1mg.+ was a theraputic dose. Maybe I would be better at a > lower dose. Something to think about anyway. > > Jacob Drollinger > I use 5 times a day a half of a 0.25mg permax. That makes 0.625 mg each day. My neuro has never objected. Ida Kamphuis