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Dear karen and murray Thank you, Murray for your well- reasoned reply to Karen. I guess my wish to console Karen made me rush in wih a simplistic amswer, without thinking out the whole situation realistically . Reading your reply, Murray, made me me realise that while amantadine may very well be one answer, on the other hand, Karen, your situation is very different from mine, mainly because I've had PD for 26 years. and was at the end of my tether, and about to have surgery when I took the amantadine. Murray you have probably hit the nail on the head. KAren is probably taking too much medication. It is so hard to distinguish between the different types of dyskinesia. In my case it was almost definitely end-of-dose. hilary blue ******************************************************************** Murray Charters wrote: > > On 3 Apr 99 at 20:54, Karen wrote: > > > I am 43 yr old woman dx. last december 1998. AM USING SINEMET. > > ELDYPRIL OCCASIONALLY I AM SUFFERING SEVERE DYSKINESIA > > (AS I AM RIGHT NOW) NEED TO KNOW HOW TO STOP THE DYSKINESIAS > > THEY ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY. > > I GET VERY ANXIOUS AND I CAN'T STOP MOVING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW > > HOW I CAN STOP THESE THINGS AND KEEP THEM FROM HAPPENING. > > -THANKS KAREN- > > > Karen, I fear you may simply be taking too much medication! > > Did you ever have any dyskinesia before starting meds?? > > What is your meds schedule at this time? (name, size of dose, > frequency) > > I took no meds at all for a number of years, then 1/2 a sinemet > 25/200 3 times a day. > > We are all different but only by degrees. My experience says too > much sinemet can be a cause of unwanted movement. > > Adjusting meds is a science that requires patience and understanding > and careful titration to lead to best case scenarios. > > You're not alone, lean on us and relax. We're here to help. ... > Murray > [log in to unmask]