This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0165_01BD590E.46FDE320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List members - this is my first message to the list, although my = partner Peter and I have been keen list readers for some time, in spite = of being cut off for a while due to problems with our ISP I am 50 years old having first been diagnosed with Parkinsons in 1990. = We live in North Notts, in the UK and have experienced real problems in = obtaining information and support from the Neurology department in our = nearest major hospital, which seems more interested in research than = patients. Currently I am taking 3 100mg Tolcapone at 6 hourly intervals and 4 = 125mg tablets of Sinnemet CR daily. I have reduced the Sinnemet CR from = 7 which I was taking before starting Tolcapone in November I am not experiencing side effects such as nausea or bowel problems from = the Tolcapone but I am experiencing 2 problems at the moment=20 One is that I am simultaneously experiencing symptoms of underdose = of levodopa (poverty of movement) and overdose of levodopa (stiffness). = I have tried altering the timing of my sinnemet in different ways but = have not been able to change this. My greatest problem has been an increase in tiredness - I am feeling = much more tired than before, this is especially so in the evening but = also is happening much more during the day. This is a particularly = difficult problem for me as I care for my 17 year old son who has severe = learning difficulties and a severe heart condition - there are many = times in the day when I am feeling whacked out and resting is just not = possible If there is anyone on the list who has experienced similar problems from = the Tolcapone I would really like to hear from you or if there is anyone = who thinks I may be barking up the wrong tree and can point towards a = different solution to these problems please get in touch. Love to you all =20 Rose [log in to unmask] ------=_NextPart_000_0165_01BD590E.46FDE320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>Dear List members - this is my = first=20 message to the list, although my partner Peter and I have been keen list = readers=20 for some time, in spite of being cut off for a while due to problems = with our=20 ISP</FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT=20 size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>I am 50 years old having = first been=20 diagnosed with Parkinsons in 1990. We live in North Notts, in the UK and = have=20 experienced real problems in obtaining information and support from the=20 Neurology department in our nearest major hospital, which seems more = interested=20 in research than patients.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>Currently I am taking 3 = 100mg Tolcapone=20 at 6 hourly intervals and 4 125mg tablets of Sinnemet CR daily. I have = reduced=20 the Sinnemet CR from 7 which I was taking before starting Tolcapone in=20 November</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>I am not experiencing side = effects such=20 as nausea or bowel problems from the Tolcapone but I am experiencing 2 = problems=20 at the moment </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3> One is = that I am=20 simultaneously experiencing symptoms of underdose of levodopa (poverty = of=20 movement) and overdose of levodopa (stiffness). I have tried = altering the=20 timing of my sinnemet in different ways but have not been able to change = this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3> My = greatest problem=20 has been an increase in tiredness - I am feeling much more tired than = before,=20 this is especially so in the evening but also is happening much more = during the=20 day. This is a particularly difficult problem for me as I care for = my 17=20 year old son who has severe learning difficulties and a severe heart = condition -=20 there are many times in the day when I am feeling whacked out and = resting is=20 just not possible</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>If there is anyone on the = list who has=20 experienced similar problems from the Tolcapone I would really like to = hear from=20 you or if there is anyone who thinks I may be barking up the wrong tree = and can=20 point towards a different solution to these problems please get in=20 touch.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>Love to you all = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3>Rose</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" size=3D3><A=20 href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"" = size=3D3></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0165_01BD590E.46FDE320--