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Stephan, At 14:50 22/07/97 -0400, you wrote: >The results of the Birkmeyer study found that patients who >took 10 mg of selegiline along with levodopa survived 29 >months longer than those on levodopa alone. The conclusion >was that selegiline caused an increase in life expectancy. Unfortunately, there has also been a more recent study (reported in the British Medical Journal) that states entirely the opposite when the drug was combined with Levodopa. Some people have said the study was flawed. I hope so, but the figures were such that one should at least consider them when making decisions. I do not offer my opinion on this, but simply point out how difficult it is to get at the truth. >The general medical conclusion about selegiline is that it >prolongs the effect of dopamine and improves motor >fluctuations. All reports seem to be in full agreement on this, thank goodness. I certainly found it worked well for me. Ernie. Ernie Peters <[log in to unmask]>