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Marling and list members: In regards to drug sensitivity, my pd diagnosis was in Nov. 1997 but I have known myself for the last 10 years probably that when taking over-the-counter drugs that I only need about 1/2 the normal adult dose ie. box says 1-2 tablets....I take only 1. I'm an average size 12/14 but I am vertically challenged at 5ft 4 1/2in. I suppose I have actually had pd symptoms in a milder form prior to the Nov. 97 diagnosis and I don't know if my needing less rather than more of the otc drugs is due to the parkinson's or not. Are there other pwp who are less tolerant to drugs in the normal dose range, needing less than is actually prescribed? Jeanette Fuhr 47/10mos <[log in to unmask]> Marling McReynolds said in part regarding her recent surgery: my surgeon > was great (same doc this time too), but the anesthesiologist was > different. This time I had Dr. Damara and she was great. > This is the 6th (I think) surgery I have had and the second since my > diagnosis for PD. The last time I had such a hard time breathing > afterwards. Dr. Damara called me at home the night before surgery > to talk about my last experience and the up coming surgery. > Yesterday, before I was even put in the short stay room she came > to see me and talk. She said that sometimes when a person has > Parkinson's Disease they become sensitive to many drugs. This > increase in sensitivity can cause many problems. When a person > is large ( like me ) the normal thing to do would be to increase the > meds to match the weight. However, she said that with PD > sometimes we should start with less than normal and work up to > more if it is necessary. > Also, I cannot take codeine at all, and am sensitive to all opiates > ( and I am not on Eldepryl now). She went over the record of my > last surgery and informed me that that anesthetist must have > misunderstood because he gave me a shot of morphine while I was > out. That, she said, is probably why I had so much trouble. > This time she used NO opiates, I came out of it quickly and > clearly. I had no trouble breathing at all. > > This has turned into a long post, but I am wondering if others have > had similar problems. I know that opiates are a problem if you are > taking Eldepryl. But, I wonder if other people have noticed an > increased sensitivity to non-PD meds of one type or another?? > > "don't forget how to laugh, and do it often" > [log in to unmask] > http://members.tripod.com/~marling