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JHSTARR wrote: > > Dear HC: My fovorite peeve regarding treating PD is that many family > doctors do not know (or want) to adjust dosages. The PD patient only > sees the Neurologist rarely, but the drugs need to be adjusted often. In > response to your particular side effect (drousiness,fatigue), you might > want to ask your doctor about increasing the Eldepryl to twice a day (AM > and NOON) which is the suggested dose. Eldepryl metabolizes into a mild > stimulant and may help the side effects. ....Remember everybody > responds differently to drugs (especially PD drugs) so there are no > rules of thumb that can be used- only average > responses. > Jerry Starr, RPh.