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Can anyone help answer this man's questions? Teresa, Daughter of Mama (57/43/38) -----Original Message----- From: Bandekar, Raj (PA62) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 12:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Parkinson Info. Teresa, Here I am again trying to get some information on Parkinson Disease. Thanks for all the help that you extended earlier. Could you please post these questions/scenarios on my behalf to the "large email group" that you belong to. My father age 77, is suffering from Parkinsons disease for last 9 years. He has been on Syndopa (a.k.a levadopa), eldepryl and pacetone drugs. His Parkinsons was under control till about past 6 months. It has been very severe for the past month. In fact he is in the hospital currently. It all started when he got flu 2 months back and then developed lung infection into pnuemonia. The pnuemonia is under control but his Parkinson has increased severely. Also recently in the past month or so the doctors had introduced Bromocryptine which is an agonist. I understand it is not the latest and there are other drugs such as ropinerole or pramipexole or Mirapex. Could some body answer the following questions? 1) At this stage of Parkinson his body has become very rigid. He cannot walk out of bed. Also he is unable to intake food naturally due to rigidity of muscles in the throat. He has to be fed via nasal path. We think that due to pnuemonia Parkinson might have been aggravated. Could Parkinson affect throat muscles? His doctor assures us that he has hopes to improvise the situation so that he may be able to take food normally and walk again. 2) Are these new drugs better (ropinerole or pramipexole or Mirapex). If so where can I find information about these. I am looking for specific infomation about therapy, dosage, checmical constituents etc. on these drugs. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks a lot. Raj Bandekar.