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SMACK!!! <---- Barb M. smacks self on forehead> BAD, Barbie! BAD for not finally sitting down and formatting your $%#@ 'puter so's each line of type wraps neatly when it's posted! (JEEEEEEEEZ, are you a dodo) <--- chastising self while manually word-wrapping text> Anonymous <giggle> -----Original Message----- From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 11:45 PM Subject: Re: Navane >Carol.... > >One of the best ways to quickly find out what ya need to know >about mom's meds - the good, the bad, and the ugly - is to invest >$16.95 in a VERY valuable book called "Worst Pills, Best Pills," >by Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., et al. > >I cannot speak highly enough of this book, and it's NOT limited to >only drugs used in conjunction with Parkinson's - important, in my >opinion, 'cause there's a LOT of M.D.s ----- even a lot of neuros >who claim to be specialists in treating PD --- who don't know >diddly about the drugs we have to take AND/OR what our respective >and collective bodies are going thru on a daily basis. > >Best of luck .... > > >Barb Mallut >[log in to unmask] >-----Original Message----- >From: Carol Lemlein <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 6:37 PM >Subject: Navane > > >>I have just learned that my mother has been put on Navane by her >neurologist, >>supposedly a specialist in PD. We were told it was a sedative, >administered at >>bedtime to help her sleep at night. What I am able to read about >Navane on the >>web indicates that it is absolutely contraindicated for >Parkinson's patients. >>Does anyone have any experience with this? >> >>Carol >> >