Bonnie, I experienced a weight loss after being DXed with PD, but it was primarily due to the Eldepryl, which is also an appetite supressant. I gained all the weight back since I stopped taking Eldepryl. Bruce 55/9 Sinemet CR & Pramipexole <AKA Starman> * Why is an orange? Because it isn't an apple! * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bruce G. Warr "Experience is what enables us to recognize Healthcare Informatics Lab a mistake the next time we make it." Information Systems Dept. University of Maryland Baltimore County http://umbc.edu/~warr/ (V) (410)455-3206 (F) (410)455-1073 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~