Hi! Janet, He claims that the mirapex really didn't make him feel
any better and that adding on the Sinemet increased or added to his
problems. To answer your first question,he had just begun the Sinement
three weeks ago.
I have been wondering for a long time whether or not he has been
misdiagnosed, but what else could it be... multiple system atrophy?
1. He has Morton's neuroma in both feet, possibly the nerve in his
feet are inflamed or pinched and it is painful to walk.
2. He has a staggering gait, cannot pick his feet up to walk, and
freezes when he tries to walk backwards.
3. He has right hand tremor and only at rest, not while sleeping and
cold hands, plus some numbness.
4. He sleeps most of the day, and all of the night, seems tired
all of the time.
5. Has spells of dizziness, that comes and goes, but is pretty
disabling when it happens.
6. Pain between the shoulder blades in the back.
7. Poor vision and some difficulty with voice, however this also comes
and goes.
8. His thinking, reasoning, and memory are intact.
I didn't get to see a copy of his MRI, but when we had a hair analysis
done there were highs in lead and cadmium, but not more than two
standard deviations and most of his minerals were low, but none of
the physicians thought it could be from lead poisoning.
Do you think is could be something other than Parkinson's?
Linda Carlton
janet paterson wrote:
>
> hi linda
>
> you wrote:
> >my father is taking 1/2mg 3x a day of Mirapex (for 3 months) and
> >25/100 3x a day of Sinement (for 3 weeks).
> >He is experiencing a lot of leg weakness, and the inability to walk,
> >could this be too much, or what could be causing this problem?
>
> has he only been on sinemet for three weeks?
> if so, this reminds me a bit of steve and ellen peck's problem
> with steve having been started on sinemet
> at too fast a rate
>
> is he having any other problems besides leg weakness?
> is he taking any other medications?
> what were his symptoms pre-mirapex?
> and then pre-sinemet?
>
> your cyber-sis in sleuthing
>
> janet
>
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