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On 09/26/98 Patricia Hewitt wrote: > He put me on lithobid 300 mg. twice a >day. This is day four. It feels like I am not even taking my sinemet >at all. . Lithobid (lithium carbonate) is on the list of drugs that are contraindicated for PD. Parkinson medications are so individual in how they react in the body, and so interrelated with drugs prescribed to treat the other unrelated conditions most of us have that it is essential to check with your neurologist and pharmacist before taking any medication prescribed by a doctor unfamiliar with the nuances of PD. I carry copies of the contraindicated drugs along every time I take my husband to any doctor, dentist, or therapist of any kind. They are always delighted to have a copy and we feel safer. Our pharmicist caught one such problem recently when our family doctor prescribed a mild dose of Paxil for Neal. This is not compatable with the Eldepryl he takes. Martha Rohrer (CG for Neal, 78/13) [log in to unmask]