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On Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:59:26 -0500 Barbara Mallut <[log in to unmask]> writes: >I hesitate to post the following information because I don't want to >get folks >all excited over what MAY be just a fluke or a coincidence. However, >I don't >see how I can NOT post it either. So please keep in mind that this >is very >possibly just an anomaly... > >I went to the MD last Friday, Feb. 21, with what turned out to be an >infection. I was prescribed FLAGELLA 500mg to be taken 2 times daily >for one >week. > >Within 36 hours of beginning the drug, I began to feel physically >"light..." >as in "airy." This was an entire-body-experience. By the following >day, >after I'd taken the Flagyl for two full days and one 1/2 day (totaling >5 >tablets at that point), I felt strange and after thinking about it for >a bit, >realized that the "strange feeling" was the fact that I felt NORMAL... >i.e. >much as I did before the PD struck. > >I've now been taking Flagyl for six days. While I continued to take >my usual >Sinemet twice daily about every 5 to 6 hours the first day on the >Flagyl, by >the second day I felt no physical NEED for it (tho logically I KNEW I >had to >continue taking it). Since the second day, I've taken the Sinemet 8 >hours >apart. I've taken it every 8 hours or so, and that was because I was >hesitant to just up and stop taking it entirely. > >There are so few PD symptoms left as of this moment that I felt >compelled to >post here. I'm calling my MD tomorrow and asking if Flagyl can be >taken on a >daily basis in order to test the drug. If it can be, I plan on >staying at >the 500mg dose for one more week and then reducing the amount I'd take >by >half. IF I remain essentially symptomsless at that dosage I'll drop >down to >1/4 of a tablet twice a day. > >If anyone else has had a similar experience while taking Flagella, I'd >really >like to hear from ya. And I'll keep this group updated about this >phenomena. > >I have no answers if you have any in-depth questions about the above. >I have >no idea WHY Flagella appears to work. And I sure hate to get all >excited >about this when it's to all intents and purposes could be nothing. > >Barb Mallut >[log in to unmask] > Hey there! Barb, we'll all be waiting for your next post! Good luck! Ivan in the land of lighthouses (Portland, Maine)