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Bob , I now know that for for the past few years , maybe six or seven , I was experiencing symtoms of Parkinsons but never went to a doctor about it . My doctor , even the dentist , noticed my tremor and kidded me about being 'nervous' . It never occurred to me that I had Parkinsons . It was my husband who insisted I get some answers . I knew something was wrong with me though , along with the tremor I was losing my sense of balance , gettting stiffer each year , aching and felt like I was losing some mental sharpness ( like the ability to access short term memory and vocabulary). Then the inner tremors became more persistent . I felt alienated from other people . I asked my doctor about it because I promised my husband I would . My husband is very supportive . He said that he thought I had parkinsons before I went to the doctor and he wanted me to do something about it . This is unrelated to the previous paragraph - just a question . Have any of you heard that it's unsafe to take St. John's Wort with some of the drugs for Parkinsons , like Eldepryl ? I have heard this but was taking it for depression , and I thought it was helping . It is now thought to be a MAO B inhibitor . Do any of you take it ? Carol Mcleod 47/1 [log in to unmask] _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]