I was waiting for an M.D. to answer this , but they have more sense , because who can practice medicine on e-mail. I live in Houston and to say the least it is humid. If I do (or did) enough work to sweat a lot the sweat glands conserve salt ( honest) this go on for a long time , unless you stop working up a sweat for a while, then you have to do it over again. Nita Barb_MSN wrote: > George... > > Regarding your "B" question, I'd be surprised if ANY Parkie could > taste the salty taste in their sweat... After all, most of us have > an EXTREMELY limited ability to taste much of anything that > doesn't have a VERY strong taste. > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: George J. Lussier <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 6:43 AM > Subject: Two Questions > > >Dear Colleagues, > > A. What is meant by the term/concept of "up regulate" with > regard to PD > >medications? > > B. The days here in New England have been hot and humid and I > do a lot of > >sweating but when the sweat flows into my mouth I can taste no > salt. Is > >there some kind of relationship between salt intake, depletion > and how we feel? > > > >thanks....george