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At 07:19 AM 8/5/97 -0400, you wrote: >Joan - >I don't have any idea exactly what Amantadine does but it seems, at >least in the past, essential for my being able to move without suffering >very incapacitating freezing. I get my drugs through the mail and, >about two years ago, had neglected to send for a refill on time. My >neurologist didn't think that skipping a few days would make any great >difference, but it did. It necessitated using a wheelchair for the time >I was without the medication and it took a couple of days for it to take >effect again after getting the refill. I don't think this was mental, >and I have never tried doing without Amantadine since this experience. > >Joan Holliday 64/21 >[log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------Afew years ago I was taken off Amantadine as part of a drug holiday and I found out how much I depended on it. After a systematic withdrawal Iwas rendered totaly unable to move and it got so bad that I was unable to speak. I was able to arrange my thoughts but was unable project them . I have been on this drug for over 20 years . The part I really dislike is the discoloration of the skin on the ankel area. I know that if I stop taking it the skin will clear up . Thats my expierence with this drug ! Russ Ahlstrom 53/32