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On Sat, 19 Jul 1997, Bent Willow wrote: > sympathize with him. My husband also refuses to take Sinemet until he's > away from his job. He finds the dyskinesia associated with 'going up' and > 'coming down' from Sinemet so devastating, that he is unwilling to take Your husband's drug regimen sounds unique. But more importantly, glad to hear it works for him. After Gene was diagnosed in '87, his neuro prescribed Elderpryl. It took about three years,(until his voice got weaker, tremor increased,and lack of facial expression), before he started taking Sinemet. I recall the day vividly because immediately after he popped the pill, one of his shoulders started "rising" up and his facial muscles seemed to be trying to pull in both directions. At the time, he was employed as a manager of a dairy and was experiencing a lot of employee turnover. But,in his case, the Sinemet was helpful on the job. By the end of the day, he no longer experienced loss of voice power, masked face symptoms. and an increased tremor. So far, his meds work for him and the only problem he has is remembering to take his pills on time. The kids and I have offered to get him a watch with an alarm, but he declines the offer. Recently, Gene started taking a water aerobics class three times a week. He's the only male in a class with about 10 women. So...besides taking some strokes...his ego gets some attention too. He looks good! Wishing you a continuing positive med program, Clara Nistler