Hi Jennifer-- I noticed you wrote: >Sinemet seems to lose its effectiveness when I get stressed so I will be >interested to see how things go. You will find, I fear, that ANY kind of stress, even "happy stresses" can affect PWPs. Perhaps when you anticipate a stressful situation, you can try to prepare yurself, practice stress-reducing techniques, etc---and tell yourself it isn't worth "letting the turkeys get you down" ! Glad to have you on the list-- venting here is a great stress reducer! Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 80/70/55 Oxford, Ohio http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm <[log in to unmask]> "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! "