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> Mary Ann, > [log in to unmask] > I found your husband's medicine schedule most remarkable, so much so that I > think it should be studied by researchers--17 years on the job since dx and > he only takes PD med at night. I'm curious to know how much PD meds he takes > at night and what other steps you and he have taken to control his PD?? > Barbara Blake-Krebs (55, dx 1984) [log in to unmask] > Jamie only takes * Sinemet* at night, but he takes Eldepryl, Amantadine and Artane in the a.m. He also takes Lopressor (which I sincerely believe has decreased his tremor remarkably) for hypertension, Zyloprim for Gout, and Zantac at night for gastric reflux. He's a regular walking pharmacy. When he comes home at 4 p.m. he take 50/250 of Sinemet. Then at 9:30 p.m. he takes another 50/250 followed by half that dose at 11:30 at night - he then can sleep until 6 a.m. Jamie is a physical chemist and does most of his work at the computer. We maintain a very low-profile existence and avoid stress like the plague. We have a small farm and a large garden, which Jamie thoroughly enjoys. We notice he functions much better in the summer when he gets regular 'garden exercise.' ------- Mary Ann (CG of Jamie 57/17)