Sender: [log in to unmask] Received: from lserv.utcc.utoronto.ca (lserv.utcc.utoronto.ca [128.100.132.4]) by hil-img-4.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.5) with SMTP id MAA029= 32 for <[log in to unmask]>; Thu, 11 Sep 1997 12:26:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lserv.utcc.utoronto.ca ([128.100.132.4]) by lserv.utcc.utoronto.ca with SMTP id <51099(4)>; Thu, 11 Sep 1997 11:30:44= -0400 Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 11:30:38 -0400 From: "L-Soft list server at UofT (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>= Subject: Rejected posting to [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Message-Id: <97Sep11.113044edt.51099(4)@lserv.utcc.utoronto.ca> Your message is being returned to you unprocessed because it appears to b= e one of the PARKINSN digests. ------------------------ Rejected message (32 lines) -------------------------- Received: from dub-img-4.compuserve.com ([149.174.206.134]) by lserv.utcc.utoronto.ca with SMTP id <51099(4)>; Thu, 11 Sep 1997 11:30:29= -0400 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by dub-img-4.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.5) id LAA05767 for [log in to unmask]; Thu, 11 Sep 1997 11:30:08 -040= 0 (EDT) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 11:20:03 -0400 From: tom riess <[log in to unmask]> Subject: PARKINSN Digest - 10 Sep 1997 to 11 Sep 1997 - Special issue To: "Parkinson's Information Exchange" <[log in to unmask] > Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dus-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Ida Kamphuis. Dear Ida, = I believe I can answer at least one of your questions. I believe the reason so many of us are better in the am, at least temporarily, is that while we sleep we build up "unused" endogenous dopamine. I believe there= is a relationship between the amount of activity we have and the rate of dopamine consumption. Complete bed rest is the most conserving. So in= the morning our reserves are the highest. Also, I know of no one who has had PD for a substantial period of time wh= o has not increased his dose of L-Dopa. Regards, Tom