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jim and emily jackson wrote: > > Jerry and others with experience: > We are looking for more information about Propulsid, which our neuro > prescribed for Jim, and which he has just started taking. RX says one tab > 4X/day; is this to be interpreted as "during a crisis situation", or, like, > "forever", like Metamucil? Thanks for any input. Saw Jerry's Aug. 7 post, > and have requested archives from John Cottingham, but they haven't come > through yet. BTW: boy, is Propulsid expensive!!! > Emily Jackson, CP (good "new" term) Jim 69/1 > [log in to unmask] Propulsid (Cisapride) is usually given for gastric reflux, as it stimulates emptying of the stomach. It also helps in constipation of PD patients, but in a clinical trial its effectiveness was lost after about a year of use. See Movement Disorders (no pun intended)1997;12:423-425. Cheers, Joe J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013