 |
 |
Hi Carol, > James..I can't risk being sued either! I did not mean to imply that > Eldepryl was the cause of the weird smells and tastes (?) but that I > experienced this problem about the same time I began taking it. I > wondered about some of the chemicals like Radon, metholine(?) gas which > has been said to seep up through homes from the ground, lead in old > paint, etc. My opinion, for what it is worth, is that when we tamper with the chemical factory in the brain, almost anything is possible. Anyway, you know how some sight, sound, taste, smell, can provoke memories, not just of other for that sense, but in another of the senses; for example, hearing an old dance tune may provoke in me a remembrance of a particular perfume my wife wore when we last danced to that tune. Not only do I remember it, I actually might "smell" it. There is often a mental disturbance associated with the drugs we take, and we may have minor hallucinatory episodes. These, when incorporating sounds and sights, are very apparent to us, but may not be as apparent when it is a halucinatory smell. > The other possibility I thought my smell troubles might be associated > with was sinus problems related to a virus or flu type cold I had a bad > ..... Yes, it may, particularly if you suffer not a mysterious smell that is perhaps not there, and is intermittent, but a variation of a usual smell, particularly if it is frequent. > smells may not even be related to my PD. I may never know because I have > given up on bouncing around to specialists who charge an arm and a leg > and yet get irritated when you attempt to tell them your symptoms! Ain't it the truth. :-( Jim * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * James F. Slattery, J.P., M.A.C.S. JandA Computing Consultancy E-mail: [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *