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Nice to see you back again Marling, Sonia NEVER GIVE UP ---------- Fra: Marling McReynolds <[log in to unmask]> Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Emne: Hello, again Dato: 11. januar 1998 07:46 Hello all, Yes, I am still alive and even sometimes kicking. I have been on Requip for nearly 2 months now. I take .75mg 3Xday of Requip, 1 Sinemet CR 25/100 per day, Zoloft and a super vitamin that has A,E,C and selenium. For the first few weeks I too had the heavy chest, but that has gone away. I am sleeping better than ever. I still do not get what most people would call real sleep, but instead of an hour at a time, I can now get up to 4 hours of continuous sleep. I am still having trouble with RLS, but I guess not everything can be fixed. My neuro told me that RLS can be inherited separately from PD, and my father had it. So, I have a double dose. My tremor is under control now most of the time and my stiffness is minimal. In fact, the more I exercise on a regular basis (not hit or miss), the less stiffness I have. Since I am off the heavier doses of Sinemet and the Eldepryl and Permax, my hallucinations have gone away. My biggest fight now seems the depression. With the help of a good counselor, and a new friend, I may be winning that one. I hope to be writing more now, as I am getting back on my feet. Being off everything for sometime to straighten out my system really took a lot out of me. don't forget how to laugh Marling McReynolds [log in to unmask] and Don, you are right--the best med for PD is love. IYQ 2.