Hi Billie, One thing for sure : the whole mixture or some the meds you mentioned are doing more harm than good to you . I would try to see the very best specialized doctor in PD to have a new evaluation of the problems . Best , Billie Cook wrote: > Gee but it's sure nice to know somebody out there cares....many thanks. > It's hard for me to open up re my PD. Was diagnosed and confirmed > 3-1/2 yrs ago but I never really accepted it 'til recently. Last summer > I got "a bee in my bonnet" to stop eldypril. So I did...big mistake. > Restarted in about 10 days and added sinemet.My system could not > tolerate sinemet(vomiting,rapid weight loss); switched to parlodel > (small dosage).So far so good..now up to 1/day and will increase dosage > next week. > Right now am having problems with: > loss of balance, slow moving & eating,,hoarseness and difficulty getting > words out,swallowing, excess saliva, no taste,blurring of > vision(reading,watching TV or just sitting),walk in small fast steps, > posture and don't sleep (about 2-3 hrs at night).There are a few more > but don't happen regularly. > My meds are (all not related to PD): > eldypril,parlodel,doxepin,calan > SR,lasix,lopressor,ultram,prozac,prilosec & xanas(sm.dosage). > Don't know much about PD but want to learn all I can. Enjoy reading your > messages. Let me hear from yawl now. -- +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+