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At 11:24 AM 5/17/97 -0400, Mary Ulmer wrote: >When I met Mel 17 years ago,(1980) I was shocked to find out he'd been taking >Pyribenzamine Spansules 100mg (antihistamine/decongestant) once or twice >daily for 20 years. It was changed to chlortrimeton PRN. I've often wondered >if it contributed to his parkinson diagnosed in 1986. >1 year ago he took a benadryl cap. and had such a bad day, I was told NEVER >to do that again. >Mary CG for Mel 75/11 Mary, That was one of the first things that happened to me before I got my diagnosis of PD. I suddenly couldn't take antihistamines, I still can't. When I suddenly started falling everytime I took a antihistamine, I knew something was terribly wrong with me. I had been taking Chlortrimeton for years, back when you had to have an RX to get it. Then I started falling everytime I took one. Now my Asthma Specialist has me keep 20 tablets of 20 MG of Deltosone on hand at all times, along with my inhalant, if my allergic asthma gets away from me. It is the only thing I can tolerate without getting sick or falling. Taking an antihistamine with a decongestant sure was easier and made it easier for me to breath, but I just can't tolerate it anymore. As Ever, Marjorie Moorefield just another librarian, with PD 64/9