Lee: Starving yourself in order to keep ON is understandable [for years I ate only fruit or sweets all day at work], but doesn't seem a good way to maintain your overall health and strength. Have you tried "liquid Sinemet?" Dissolving your entire daily dose in a hi- Vitamin C drink [I use Tang and cranberry juice], and taking doses hourly or every 2 hours, will deliver the Sinemet to your duodenum faster and more predictably, for a better more consistent On. This also allows you to take a bit more as you sit down to a protein-rich meal, so you can move enough to stand up from the table when the meal is over... J Winterkorn, MD 52/11