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Hi---saw your message about falling and thought I would just drop a line. I am the care giver for my Mom and her biggest problem is falling. I will be glad to share info with you. Please forward your E-mail address to me if you would like to chat. Becky Hunt, CG of Mom, 75/3, Sedalia, Missouri, USA [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: John Bachman <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 12:25 PM Subject: Re: New Member Intro >Patricia, > >I'm curious to know what sort of falling you do. Mine is largely backwards, >such that when ascending stairs I always feel as though I'm going to tip >over. By contrast, if I'm carrying weight forward (say my 10-yr. old >daughter or a television set, up or down the stairs) I am unlikely to lose my >balance. Additionally, whenever I squat down (to garden or to pet the dog), >I am likely to topple backwards. There are also occasional, utterly >unexpected fall which simply happen without apparent reasson: I'll just >lose my balance and go down.(say while fishing, or, as happened last Saturday, >just standing on our porch). Does this reflect your falling pattern? > >Now, for your Sinemet query: I take 7.5 Sinemet CR 25/100 caps daily (have >taken from 10 to the current amount over the past two years). It's an awful >lot, and my doctor is working closely but guardedly with me to whittle it >down. As you may have surmised from the foregoing, although Sinemet in >conjunction w/Mirapex and Eldypryl (my other two PD drugs) does help relieve >other symptoms, it seems fruitless as far as the falling is concerned. >Indeed, my falling and general imbalance has grown significantly in the past 4 >months. > >I hope this helps. I'm eager to hear about your falling experiences. > >John Bachman, 56/3.5 >