I received this letter from a visitor to my website and am hoping a few of you have better information to help her than I do. If you can help please write her directly without feeling the need to go through my address, as she just found out about this Listserv through me. Thanks, Paul "Parkinsons News From the Front Line" <http://www.cloudnet.com/~mandms> Help Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 11:34:53 -0500 From: "Carmen Contreras"<[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Dear Sir, I found your information page in the web, my English is not good enough but I want to receive information from people involved with parkinsonīs disease. My mother has been15 years with PD, since the diagnosis she took SINEMET, and now she is extremely bad, she walks just a few minutes a day and she is always rigid, her mouth seems as it "grow", and now she can not speak normally at all.I want help, in Mexico there is not very much options, aditional we are not rich at all, I would like to recived ideas from every one, I know that there is a SINEMET in the USA for long lasting effects, we do not have here in Mexico. She takes 2 pills and a half every day, (in 1/2 pill dosis, every three hours), and LEXOTAN (bromazepan) and AKINETON (biperideno), .We began a naturistic treatment since 15 days ago, (both treatments) but for the last two weeks I see her very bad Please help me with your ideas and advises, Could I get the SINEMET long lasting even in USA (I have friends that could buy it to me), Please help me, we are a small family, (just me and my brother), and we feel desperate now. My name is Maricarmen Contreras/Javier Contreras Tel. (2) 72 5 47 97 (home), tel. (2) 72 8 04 21 (work) Fax. (2) 72 8 04 81 e-mail.: [log in to unmask]