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Mom was diagnosed with PD 5 months ago. She slowly titrated on carbidopa/levadopa 10/100 to 4 times per day (the only prescription drug other than zocor for cholesterol). Her doctor, an internal medicine/geriatrics specialist, added vitamins D,E,B-complex, calcium and 2 cans of ensure per day. I have seen much improvement in her condition in the last 5 months. Should mom see a movement disorder specialist or neurologist at this time or should she wait to see how the PD progresses? Her symptoms are slowness, stiffness, PD mask, soft voice, confusion, memory loss, small handwriting, and occasional tremors. BTW: I spoke to her dr about this today and he was not opposed to her seeing a N, and he mentioned the NPF here in south florida. He did mention that some doctors are aggresive and prescibe many meds and stated that he likes to move slowly when prescribing new meds. TIA, Kathy Barras cg for mom, Florence, 73/Sept 97