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Billie, et al.... PLEEEEASE keep in mind that not ALL weight loss or other Parkinson's-like symptoms can always be attributed to one having PD!!! I cannot stress this enough.....! There are lots of non-PD-related diseases and syndromes - most treatable and controllable IF one goes to the proper medical specialist - - - and THAT means an MD who's NOT necessarily specializing in a movement disorder (who're gonna tie in almost EVERY symptom you exhibit to your having Parkinson's.. After all, PD is what everyone expects them to identify with and they DO) A dear friend of mine and a PWP of 18 years lost so much weight in a coupla months that her usually lovely figure became frail and gaunt. Her neuro kept readjusting her PD-meds till she decided to go to an endocanolgist (sp?) who, after running several tests on her, was able to identify and TREAT Graves Disease. Today.... just a few short weeks after treatment for the Graves Disease.... my friend's no longer bothered by extreme, rapid , and potentially dangerous weight loss and she looks great.... Please, PLEASE be willing to step outside the "PD box" should any of you experience symptoms which to your friends and/or family think may NOT be PD - they just MAY be right! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Billie Cook <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, April 19, 1999 9:35 AM Subject: Re: sugar-craving / gold-mining in the archives Janet Paterson just read your recent post on this subject and you attached one of your earlier posts about your appetite being messed up for several months where you'd take a couple of bites and lose interest in food. I'm there now and am losing weight too fast per dr (have lost about 35 lbs in last 5 weeks). What did you do? How did you deal with it? etc. Also is there some method(s) to mining the archives? I want to but haven't been able to find anything. Bottom line, don't know how and need help. Billie Cook