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Hi Ken and Edythe: I am a male 65/6 who does not take Aricept. However, for the past two or three years I also have had a problem with runny nose during meals. I have thought it was PD related but my wife attributes it to allergies. Now I'm sure it's PD. I too must take Kleenex to the table. This proves to be a bit embarassing when dining out in a restaurant. My PD medications are regular Sinemet, Sinemet-CR and Amantadine. My runny nose usually only appears when I eat hot (from the stove) food, and especially bad when I eat soup. I have stopped trying to eat soup in a restaurant or when we have guests in. If anybody knows a fix for this, it would be much appreciated. Bill Butch >[log in to unmask]> At 05:50 PM 11/24/97 -0500, you wrote: >Ken and Edythe... > >About a year ago the topic people with Parkinson's getting a runny nose upon >eating was brought up here on the List and a surprising number of us (myself >included) eat our meals with a box of Kleenex at hand. > >Just another "PD Oddity," I guess... > >Barb Mallut >[log in to unmask] > >---------- >From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Ken Nye >Sent: Monday, November 24, 1997 12:15 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN >Subject: Re: Aricept/Runny Nose > >To Edythe re husband's runny nose at meals: > >Edythe, your message struck a chord with me. I am not taking Aricept, but >I do have PD. My symptoms began to appear about two years ago, and until I >read your query it never occurred to me that my runny nose at meals that >also began about two years ago may have something to do with Parkinson's. >I'm still not sure that it has, but your husband's experience has started >me thinking. Shortly into the meal it's as if a faucet was turned on. I >now have a tissue box next to the table so I can mop up and get on with my >meal. The faucet turns itself off as soon as it has let a torrent loose. >The thought occurs to me that, in light of the fact that one of my symptoms >is a tightening of the facial muscles making smiling a stiffer reflex, is >it possible that the act of eating combines with the deteriorated muscle >tone of the facial muscles to produce a runny nose? I have no idea. I >don't know anything about facial muscles. All I know is that about the >time my first PD symptoms showed up, my nose started running at the >beginning of the evening meal. Has anyone else experienced this? What a >strange idea. > >I guess what I'm suggesting, Edythe, is that the runny nose may be a result >of the disease itself and not the medication. But I have absolutely >nothing upon which to base that suggestion other than my own experience and >my own conjecture. > >I'll be curious to hear if anyone has any ideas about this. > >Ken Nye > > > > > > > >>My husband, 67/3, has been taking 10 mg Aricept nightly since late in May. >>By July, and perhaps even before, he has developed a runny nose (clear >>water). It is at its worst during meals. Last week our GP voiced >>suspicions of Aricept being the culprit. Has anyone on Aricept experienced >>a similar side effect? >>Also, has Aricept been of any cognitive enhancing value? Unfortunately, it >>has not proved to be of value in my husband's case. Thanks for your input. >> >>Edythe Lord, CG for Chuck 67/3 >> >> >>Edythe E. Lord >>CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS >>Information Services >>[log in to unmask] > > > >Ken Nye >Assistant Professosr of Educational Leadership >University of Southern Maine >Gorham, Maine 04032 >207-780-5090 >[log in to unmask] > >