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Fri, 23 Oct 1998 18:50:50 -0400 judith richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: <<<< Two years before I was diagnosed, I was referred to a neurologist because of my headaches, but at that time they were attributed to stress. Since I started taking Sinemet, I haven't had any migraines. >>>> For 25 years before I was diagnosed, I had regularly "classic" migraines. About at the same time PD-like-symptoms became more apparent PD-symptoms, the frequency, intensity and longtitude (sp?) of the migraines became significantly less severe. <<<< The researchers note that in those patients whose migraine symptoms improved, the improvement often coincided with the start of Parkinson's drug therapy, mainly levodopa or dopamine agonists. >>>> I noticed NO difference using PD-meds or not in the migraines after "PD-onset". This sequence of 5 years with much less severe migraines however ended abruptly last month, when I had a few "heavy" ones again (without a change in PD-meds!). (I hope it was only a short interludium....). <<<< He pointed out that other drugs that imitate the action of dopamine ``are effective prophylactic agents in migraine.'' >>>> Dopamine(-like) agents are (as far as I know) already sometimes used against (heavy) migraines. Hans.