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Hi, Jeremy, You are not the only one who expressed surprise at the large array of meds I'm consuming. I assumed everyone had to take all of that. I had an appointment with Dr. Iacono yesterday. He is a very well respected PD specialist here in southern California. He works out of the Loma Linda University Medical Center which is well renowned for their innovative medical procedures. He reviewed the medicines I am taking and was in total agreement with all of them. In fact he had me add one additional paxil a day! He says that my type of PD, Type B is more aggressive than other types and progresses more rapidly. So, I'm assuming that the tactic is to fight the disease very aggressively from the onset. I have also wondered what I'll do if I build a tolerance to these medications. But the truth is they are controlling my symptoms and other than utter fatigue, I am functioning normally, so I am most hesitant to alter my treatment. And it was reassuring to get agreement from another doctor. If you are interested, Dr. Iacono has a website. It is www.pallidotomy.com He has some pretty informative material there. Thanks again for taking the time to write. I appreciate it. Please stay in touch. Claudia Jeremy Browne wrote: > Hi, "Claudia J. Goldberg" <[log in to unmask]> > > >My name is Claudia and on 9/25/97 I was diagnosed with PD. > > I'm just barely 53. > >My neuro-surgeon says I have "Type B" PD. He says he believes it was > > >triggered by a traumatic incident last December when I lost a > >granddaughter. He says I would likely have acquired PD later in life > > >but this just brought it on more quickly. > > Hmmmm !! > > >I'm taking so many pills I fear I will begin to rattle as I walk. > I'm > >taking Amantadine, Parlodel, Ergyloid Mesylate, Zoloft, Paxil, > >B-Complex, Evening Primrose Oil, Caffeine tablets, and Klonipin. > > Good Grief! At 53, just diagnosed, and taking all that lot! What's > left when it > starts getting bad? > > Sorry if this seems negative, but I hope your neuro knows what he's up > to! > -- > Jeremy Browne - [log in to unmask] > Hampshire, UK