Brian:
Even if your study doesn't generate any particularly valid results,
take heart in one thing.....it sure generated considerable ativity on
the list.
I'll send my reply to you off-list to help keep the 1600 transmissions
per post down......It's my understanding that the race for the most
posts is between you and Melissa and the current time.... :>)
Best wishes......Jack
At 22:43 4/15/1999 +0000, you wrote:
>I think it's about time that we got a clear picture of the various dopamine
>agonists, since they feature in most people's drug diet these days. For
>instance; I take Permax (Pergolide) in addition to levadopa. Over the last
>6 years I have worked myself up from zero to 5 mg of Permax in order to
>combat the steady deterioration which is the hallmark of PD. Now this simple
>fact is of very little use if I want to see into the future, unless I can
>relate my current intake of Permax to some absolute standard. Not only
>that, how do I relate my situation to that of someone taking say Ropinirole
>(Requip)? With your help, I think we can answer these questions.
>
>What we need is for as many members of this list as possible to complete the
>response form at the end of this e-mail. I have not seen this attempted
>before (maybe it can't be done) but let's make the attempt.
>
>Problem areas: A key question is 'What is the maximum safe dosage of
>whatever drug you are using?' This is bound to be a moving feast in
>practice: for instance; when I was taking 2 mg of Permax, my neurologist
>told me that about 4 mg would be the maximum safe level. When I reached
>4mg , he told me that people were taking up to 12 mg. I am very grateful
>to these pioneers for effectively opening-up my future by several years.
>
>If we get enough of a response to make a useful analysis I will attempt
>to do so, and will make the data available to anyone who asks for it. Of
>course any results will be published in the list.
>
>Questions:
>
>1/ Which Dopamine Agonist are you taking?
>
>2/ When did you start taking it?
>
>3/ When were you diagnosed as having PD?
>
>4/ What was your age when diagnosed?
>
>5/ When do you believe (with hindsight) that you experienced first symptoms?
>
>6/ What is your present daily intake of levodopa? (Sinemet, Madopar)
>
>7/ What is your present daily intake of Dopamine Agonist?
>
>8/ Has your neurologist advised you of the max. safe dose for your agonist?
>
>
>--
>Brian Collins <<[log in to unmask]>
>
>
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