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<< Reading your message above I am not so sure that your stage may be considered as "very mild" and I wonder if you go for dopamine would'nt that cause a very good result in improving your symptoms. >> Joao Paulo, I think my neuro considers my stage very mild because, at this point, none off my symptoms are debilitating. I do a lot of volunteer work, take an aerobics class 3 times a week, garden, paint watercolors and travel with no problems. My life has not changed in any way, except that I try to take a nap every afternoon. As for Dopamine, I'm one of the group that believes that Dopamine should be delayed as long as possible. As long as my symptoms don't interfere with my life, I'd rather just take meds that are neuroprotective and leave Dopamine until later. You may be interested to know that my neuro told me that the Parkinson's Institute is planning a blind study on Dopamine use in newly diagnosed patients. One group will take no Dopamine, one group will take a low dosage and one group will take a high dosage. That may help to resolve the question of Dopamine/no Dopamine once and for all. Mary