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Thank you, Charlie, I appreciate your comments. I forwarded the post I made to the list to the Dr. that diagnosed me and he had some interesting comments that I would like to share. He disagrees with Remeron. He says that this drug as well as all antidepressants alters serotonin which ultimately alters brain dopamine. He feels that the Klonopin is a better choice since it does not effect dopamine thus making it easier to see exactly what the Sinemet is doing. He suggests that if I need a sleeping regulator antidepressant that Trazodone (50 - 150 mg) would be much safer. Would like to hear any thoughts on this. Thanks, Jennifer Charles T. Meyer, M.D. wrote: > HI Again Jennifer, > > Just finishing up from last night. > > I think that seeing you off meds would be most revealing. Then if they > are not sure a PET scan is a reasonable alternative- although I think > they are still considered research tools and you may have trouble > getting insurance to pay for it. If you had drug induced Parkinson's > then it should be gone by the time you are seen again. So don't think > that if they don't find PD symptoms that "it was all in your head" and > likely they won't think so either. > > Again good luck and hang in there- & I hope you get a diagnosis that > rules out PD and you have something that is much more treatable. > > Charlie > > ****************************************************************************************** > Charles T. Meyer, M.D. > Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin > [log in to unmask] > ******************************************************************************************