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Ken Lane wrote: > > I'm sitting at my computer attempting to write this letter and all my > muscles seem to be fighting against each other. This problem seems to be > getting worse as the months go by. Sometimes it gets so bad I have to go and > lie down until I'm relaxed. The parts that are affected the most are my > right arm and left foot. When it's at it's worst my arm bends up behind my > back and feels like it's going to break. If I attempt to walk around the > block for a bit of exercise my left foot twists up so that I am walking on > the very edge of my foot. When that happens I have to sit down somewhere > until it relaxes. This sometimes means siting in the gutter which I find > quite embarrassing. If I try to keep walking it gets to a point when I start > to fall over and my foot and ankle feel that they are about to break. Can > anybody relate to this? I'm currently taking two 100/25 Sinemet tablets > before breakfast and lunch, one after tea and one at bedtime. > Ken Lane. (Age 47 - PD for 9 years) > Ken F Lane > 7 Cania Crescent > Petrie Queensland Phone:- 61 7 3285 7629 > Australia 4502 E-Mail:- [log in to unmask] Hi Ken, I am sorry for not be a expert to help you but I ask your permission toa ask you : Do you take other meds ?? Which ?? Did you tried to reduce or increase the dosage of levodopa and watched the results ?? Have you consulted more specialists in the area of PD ?? My best wishes you can improve soon, -- +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+