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---------- > Fra: Lynne Motley <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: Intro and Questions > Dato: 23. maj 1997 02:40 > > I'm new here and so glad to have found this list. I live with > Virginia 78/8, my mother. I would appreciate hearing anyone's > experiences/knowlege about the drug oxybutynin (Ditropan) or with the drug > propantheline (Pro-Banthine) in conjunction with Sinemet and Parkinsons. > > If it's of interest: My mother's drug regimen is Sinemet CR, > Naproxen, a calcium supplement tablet, Premarin, plus very occasionally a > muscle relaxer tablet at bedtime (the word Flexiril comes to mind, but > that may not be it), and rarely one Trazadone. > > Ditropan and Pro-Banthine are two types of bladder muscle > relaxers, prescribed for people with detrusor hyperreflexia. My > layperson's interpretation of detrusor hyperreflexia is: involuntary > contractions of the bladder detrusor muscle, which are one cause of > urinary frequency and urges. > > Best, > Lynne Motley > > [log in to unmask] Hello Lynne. Welcome to the list. Sonia Nielsen, Denmark NEVER GIVE UP