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On Wed 23 Jun, Suzanne M Weiler wrote: > dear list, > > my name is sue and i have been lurking here almost since my >diagnosis last december. i am 51 yrs old. i just had my second visit >with my neuro last thursday. he thinks its time for sinimet. he has >prescribed 25/100--one tablet in the am for one week, then one tablet >twice a day thereafter. > i filled the prescription and it has been sitting on my kitchen >counter next to my vitamins and hormones for a whole week. i guess i >need some hand holding. how do you start taking something that (in spite >of being the gold standard) is apt to cause all kinds of nasty side effects? > i work full time in a gift shop where my tremor is affecting my fine >motor skills. there has been marked progression in the last year. > > you guys give great advice, and it's always given with such love and >concern. i know you understand how i feel. so i'm hopping you'll be >able to give me the kick in the pants i need to get started. > > > Hello Suzanne; First, I suggest that you read the e-mail from Joel Eschmann titled 'Medication' Now those are side effects. I have worked and taken Sinemet for the past 20 years, and I can tell you that Sinemet is the one drug which you may take which does not have 'side effects.' It is, after all a totally natural substance, and Dopamine produced from Sinemet is identical to Dopamine produced produced by the brain. If you feel that you would like to read more, I suggest that you go to the web site at the URL given below. Look for my name, and read on.... <http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/> -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>