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Debbie -=20 In a message dated 97-04-26 05:55:17 EDT, you write: > >Also, she mentioned a symptom that she is unable to describe adequately. >She says it's a headiness =97 not a headache or dizziness, but a sort of >haziness that is always present. I'm wondering if anyone else knows has >this symptom? If so, is is a PD symptom or a side effect of sinemet and/= or >Permax? (She doesn't recall if she felt this way before taking medicatio= n >for PD.) My husband, Dick (52/15) agrees that what you describe sounds like how he feels sometimes. He can't describe it adequately either, but he calls it "feeling Parkinsonian." When he says he's "feeling Parkinsonian, " I see = him staring blankly into space, and looking very unfocused. The best descrip= tion he can come up with is that he can look at something and know it's there,= but it looks unreal, almost like a mirage, to him. I still have trouble picturing exactly what he means. =20 We're not sure, but we think when it occurs it's because he's undermedica= ted at that point in time. That would lead us to believe that it's the Parkinson's per se, not the meds. But I'll bet others on the list have t= he same feeling from time to time, and there are probably as many theories a= bout it as there are PWP. =20 Hope this helps a bit. Margie Swindler cg for Dick, 52/15 [log in to unmask]