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1/1/97 Hello, I was diagnosed in 1991. My pdis mainly on the left side. When I wake up in the night so ms times I can hardly walk, but like you I can crawl. I have found that, providing I can stand up, if I do the yoga sholder stretch...hands linked behind me and stretching both hands up while forcing my sholders back[to the rear of me] I can walk better; yery weird, but try it. paul At 11:29 AM 1/1/97 -0500, you wrote: >I signed off the list prior to Christmas vacation thinking that I would not >rejoin. But I found that I missed the daily exchanges, so here I am again. > >After 18 years on medications, I have been experiencing periods of >freezing--I can't walk, but I can crawl. I presume that I have reached the >point where medications (sinemet) is no longer effective. I take >medications every two hours; meds include sinemet 25/100, permax, >amantadine, alprazolam, and benztropine. I am hoping that the new drugs >being considered for release by the FDA will help. > >My neurologist increased the strength of the permax in hopes that it would >help the sinemet be more effective. I am thankful for those periods of that >the medications are working and can feel like a "normal" person. > >To those of you who are newly diagnosed, do not give up hope. When I was >first diagnosed the only drug to choose from was Sinemet; I look forward to >the new year and the release of more effective medications. > >If anyone out there has any suggestions about what to do during during freezing, >I'd appreciate any comments. > > >Keith Bushmaker [log in to unmask] > >