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Thanks to all who responded on this topic. Will A. Kuipers asked: > What are you doing getting Levadopa in CR form and then messing it > up with regular kind? Make your choice: go the CR way, or go the > direct way and stick with it! This is the way my neurologist set up my schedule. The regular Sinemet kicks in quickly but lasts a short time, while the CR takes longer to get started. So the regular Sinemet provides a quick start first thing in the morning and later fills in the gaps between times when CR is effective. In theory -- and most of the time in fact. > Finally, do you get any benefit from Eldepryl? I took it for 7 > years and then stopped cold without any effect! Can't say. In theory it's supposed to be somewhat neuroprotective, and from that aspect it would be impossible to notice a difference from one day to the next. Also, I think it takes several days to completely flush out of the body, so perhaps here is another reason why stopping cold would not be noticed. Barry Black, who responded off the list, suggested that relaxation and absence of stress helps. This makes sense to me, because I think it is the sphincter between the stomach and the intestines, known as the pylorus, that is holding things up and that needs to be relaxed. Sharon I Habing wrote: > That's what is so much fun about this disease-you never know what > the next day will bring! Yep! Today was a good pill day. Best wishes for good pill days to all, Phil Tompkins Hoboken NJ age 61/dx 1990