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Diagnosed 14 years ago age 51- Was on 2 eldypryl 2artane , 1 25\100, 3 50\200, 2 Parlodel and 2 symmetrel(ammantidine) for years. Last Nov. I went on a low protein diet, took 2 25\100 and 2 parlodel) and really flipped out on the one tablet of Requip I took.Also did not fare well with mirapex. Am currently on 3 Tasmar, 1 and 1\2 25\100 and 2 Parlodel.v every 2 hours while awake. I sleep about 6 to 6.5 hours, about a 25% reduction in the levadopa and am doing well. Play golf and tennis, maintain the yard work for my residences side by side (mother in law in one) which is a little over an acre of lawn and landscaped. I have two part time jobs, assist my wife in her business, have just started a support group in Dayton Ohio which has grown from 3 couples to about 16 people, schedule and train layreaders and chalice bearers at our church, travel, go to the phiharmonic, amd do some financial planning when the moodm hits me. Have a local Neuro, one in Rochester at the Mayo, and another at Ohio State that I visit with to help stay on top of stuff. I am starting to do some public speaking re PD and have a couple of engagements lined up--maybe 15 to 20 minute stints..---Incidently--does anyone know where I could borrow some PD overheads or tapes relative to introducing PD "the secrete disease" Such as What it is- simple treatments for-----any aids at a remedial level would help. I have "winged it' in the past but would like to have a well coordinated couple of tracks to run on.. -- Whoops--off the track again. Being 65, medicating for PD for 14 years, and wanting to be active is an unusual set of cicumstances. As my Rotary buddies say--watch ouy for the steamroller.