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I was discussing genes and blood types and stuff like that there with my brother -in-law who is a real brain - we came to the conclusion that in all of time since the first man except for the possibility of identical twins no 2 people have ever had EXACTLY the same body chemistry. This is a purely statistical conjecture based on the various types of blood and tissue classifications. ERGO. No wonder that when a drug works on one person, it will not work exactly the same on another - the medical profession can only say " This works on a lot of people, so let's try it" Bob Anibal -----Original Message----- From: Sid Roberts <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, August 15, 1998 7:10 AM Subject: Re: PD meds >At 11:38 PM 8/12/98 -0400, Camilla F wrote: >>Dear Friends-- last evening I had the pleasant experience of speaking with >>a PD support group in Dayton, Ohio, held in the home of listfolks Don and >snip >>As the meeting began, folks were discussing their meds, much as we do here, >>and it quickly became evident that one took Requip successfully, while >>another said the first pill made him deathly ill, and this was repeated >>for several of our common PD meds. >snip >>Jerry than spoke up, and reminded us that ALL PD drugs work in different >>ways for different patients, to the point that he was reluctant to >>generalize about them without very cautious disclaimers. >> >Whenever I speak to a group about PD I always paraphrase what I learned on >this List a long time ago - The First Law of Parkinson's Disease,namely: >Every PWP is unique in symptoms and in drug response. What works for one >PWP may not work for another. And what works today may not work tomorrow. > >Thanx for the important reminder. > > __________ > > Sid Roberts 68/3 <[log in to unmask] > Youngstown, Ohio >