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I, also, take Mirapex .25 three times a day, along with Sinemet, and a variety od drugs for a varity of disorders, no Fosamax. The last of October the left side of my body went numb. It lasted 10 days in full and about a week longer at less intensity. My neuro thinks I did have a very mild stroke. Leta 53/53/38 ---Laurie Rogers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > My mother in law Dorothy who did write to you all last week about > myrapex, she would have used my internet address, as I use this one only > for Parkinson listserv, any way she had a bad experience the other > morning. > Her fingers started numbing, it then covered her hand and all the way up > and down the right side of her body including the right side of her > head. She thought that she was having a stroke. > She takes 3 Mirapex, during the day, at the minimum amount, 1.5 mg and > she has just started another drug to help her osteoporosis, called > Fosamax and takes water pills at 20 mg as needed which is almost every > day. She takes the Fosamax once a day first thing in the morning. > She has been taking it for a few weeks now. Her fingers started getting > numb right after she took it. She is concerned that the Fosamax might > have caused it. It lasted for about an hoour then went away. > She was wondering if anyone else had experienced this as a symptom of PD > or was it just her or the Fosamax. > She is 73 years old and was diagnosed with PD about 4-5 years ago. But > we think that she has had it longer. > Any input would be appreciated. > > Laurie > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com