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Michael Kramer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >We have just started a Parkinson's Support group. At last months >meeting we were discussing the many different drugs some people are >taking. It came up that some people are taking 5 - 8 different drugs at > >once. Two people agreed that they were not sure if they benefited from >each of the drugs. >Our questions to the list: How many different drugs can be safely taken > >at the same time? What is the "average" number of drugs taken daily by >the "average" Parkinson's patient? Should you rely on the doctor alone >to verify the efficacy of any new drug taken? When/How/Should you tell >your doctor that you want to start over and verify the value of each >drug? The drug companies appear to really have NO IDEA how their drugs interact with those from other companies. You ask them! -- Jeremy Browne - [log in to unmask] Hampshire, UK