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William Hornsby wrote: > > Hi, > My name is Germaine, (67yrs). Last year, my husband Bill (68yrs) was > diagnosed with "parkinsonism" (Is that the same as a little bit pregnant?) > The neurologist said it wasn't PD because Bill only had tremors in his left > hand, sometimes transmitted to the right hand, but his physical shape was > excellent, no weakness in muscles, etc. > > At first, Bill's manner changed: he was shuffling, his arms just hung down > and his head was bowed when he walked. I watched all this happening, Bill > turning into an "old man" before my eyes. (And I wasn't willing to be > married to an old man, not yet.) That's when I dragged Bill to the doctor > and said, What gives? > > Now Bill takes one Sinemet CR 200/50 every morning. There's some > improvement. Certainly no more shuffling, etc. But he has trouble putting > his thoughts into words. His speech is slow. I feel more should be done, but > his doctor says he's happy with the results.(!) > > I joined the list because I need support and can't get it here. We retired > to a small coastal town in Nova Scotia, 3 years ago. In perfect health. But > being "from away", it's not easy to be accepted by the locals, and I just > hunger for a good old chat, with a friend, over a cup of tea. The list is > the next best thing, believe me. > > Germaine Dear friends, If possible,my first decision would be to look for the opinion of others specialists in PD and tremors,and in case it were very difficult I would try to reduce progressively to half or so the actual dosage and see the results.Another thing would be to take the med distributed along the day instead of a one single dose. Best wishes, -- +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+