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Thanks Jacob I read up on it when I got home last night - if h'd called it amantadine I'd have recognised it, but I think I'm drowning in all these names, all this info. I'll give it a try. What other meds are you on? Beth >Dear Beth, > >I have taken Symmtrel since the day I was diagnosed. Symmetrel is just the >brand name for Amantadine. If you don't know already, amantadine is an >anti-viral drug that has been found to reduce rigidity and bradykinesia in >Parkinson's patients. >It sure seems to me that it works; whenever I miss a dose, I can feel the >effects. >Hope that brief explanation helps. > >Jacob Drollinger