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Hi, Theresa... Your mother may be developing blepharospasm, a condition wehich causes great discomfort because of the extreme sensitivity leading to spasms in the lids and surrounding areas. I take sinimet and paxil for my Parkinson's. My neurologist today explained that sinemet can aggravate this condition. Two months ago we began to cut back the sinemet a little bit, and I started to wear prescription polaroid glasses. Formerly, I had been treated with botox shots, apparantly the only known treatment of this mysterious condition. The combination of polaroid lesnses and the cutback in sinemet seems to be working. My blepharospasm is now less intense and does not attack so often as before. I got the idea from a UK list member who was taking the same medication I am for my heart, and which his neurologist told him was contraindicated for Parkinson's. None of this may mean anything in your mother's case, since there seems to be no universal formula--each patient is unique! But it just might be worth talking to the medical experts in your mother's case. Best wishes, Herman