Re poll I take 5mg Permax daily evenly spaced plus 11 sinemet 100/10 during a 3 year time period ( at least) never thought tto blame the stomach on Permax I thought it was food Had a spell of shortness of breath had tests they showed nothing No dizzynes no orthostatic hypotension some 'heart burn' Dx in 1980 had PD 5 years before Dx hope this helps Anne R in NFLD On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, Mail Joyce44 wrote: > If you are taking OVER 2.0MG of Permax please report > > how much over a 24 hour period > do you attribute any weight gain (water retention) > if you are taking large quantities (over 2.0mg) do you experience any > light headedness or feel dizzy during the day. > > > joyce 11 1/2 X .25 permax daily >