Dale, m'dear, I feel like I must wish you something ... some good wish.. a positive wish.... for your birthday, but the usual "Happy Birthday" feels totally inappropriate after reading what you feel like right now as you continue doing that miserable "Requip thing." Soooooooo.. I wish you to have as many GOOD minutes a day as possible and that they increase dramatically, and IMMEDIATELY!!! Enjoy that cake, and what the heck is 7 minute frosting?<smile> With love to you... Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of digest Dale Severance Sent: Thursday, December 04, 1997 1:27 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Requip Diary Days 8 thru 12 by Dale Severance 12/3/97 Day 8th thru 12th on requip I have been so bad I could not keep up the diary. I have been frozen to the point I could barely initiate any action. During this period I titrated up to 1 mg 3x a day and today starts 1mg 3x a day I've slept most of the time the last 3-4 days letting the tiredness and fatigue take its course. My freezing has effected my upper body more than lower part but both effected. I a woke at 4 am a little better than when I went to bed. Too tired to type more. Have apt. with social security examiner today at least they picked a good day for me to be a basket case at the time of my examination. I am also having cramps in parts of body that did not previousy cramp such as neck and right leg and hand. Today I am 57 and my wife has baked my favorite cake. Chocolate with 7 minute vinalia frosting