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Very identical diagnosis - I too have decided to wait before taking medication - I've mentioned it before. As well Tim Sanderson from England is doing like us - waiting. Are we stupid, chicken s..., or plain cautious? Your message reinforces by belief. Keep writing in. Fleurette At 08:19 AM 9/28/97 -0400, you wrote: >Hi everyone, > >I have been on the lst for a few weeks now am am learning a lot about PD >and how patients learn to live with and treat it. > >I have a specfic question. I developed a slight tremor in my left leg >only two years ago. Then one year ago I developed a more definite tremor >in my left arm and fingers. > >So I went to a neurologist and after examining me he whipped out his >prescription pad and started writing. I said hey wait a minuite, do I >really need t start taking a drug rignt now. He said oh no there is >plenty of time. I found out later that the drug was ELDEPRYL. > >Then I had occasion to talk to an RN in a movement disorder clinic. She >said that if it was her she would start taking it. So I have two PD >health professionals telling me to start taking this drug. > >Then I started sending for information and learning about PD.One of the >things I got was the paitent information sheet from somerset,the mfg of >Eldepryl. It states " There is no evidence from controlled studies that >segeiline has any beneficial effect in the absence of concurrent >levodopa therapy." > >So I have not taken it and now one year later the tremor has gotten >worse, but it is not a big problem. Who should I listed to, the >manufactuer or the PD health pro's? > >Thanks in advance for any light anyone can shed on the subject. > >Lanier Maddux Chattanooga Tn. > >([log in to unmask]) >