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Carole Agree on anti-depressant. I take trazidone at night. It helps me sleep. I have also learned that minimizing stress is a major factor in reducing my tremor. Murph Brown 57/9 On Mon, 19 Jul 1999 22:38:26 -0400 Carole Hercun <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Also, since I'm giving free advice-how about an > anti-depressant? If you have PD,you probably need it. > Or therapy? I say that both as a psych nurse and a > PWP. I've benefitted from both. Carole Hercun > > > --- Sherilyn Sherry <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Thanks Carole. It seems like when I take more > > sinemet or miripex the > > dysken..(sp) is terrible. Maybe a second opinion is > > in order. > > > > My husband travels a lot, my three children are out > > of town, I'm > > feeling lonely and scared > > > > Carole Hercun wrote: > > > > > > I have no business practicing medicine without a > > > license-am not an M.D- and am learning that PD is > > a > > > great mimic and may present and progress > > differently > > > for different individuals,BUT-it doesn't sound > > like > > > you're being medicated adequately-See another > > doctor > > > or two or more or as many as it takes-and stay in > > > touch with the List-you'll find lots of support > > here. > > > Carole Hercun 53/51/45 > > > > > > --- Sherilyn Sherry > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > wrote: > > > > Having been diagnosed in December of 97, I > > > > reseached, joined this list, > > > > participated in physical therapy, adjusted > > > > medications and stayed in > > > > touch with my physician. Somehow I convinced > > myself > > > > that ths would > > > > progress over a long period of time. (I believe > > I > > > > remember someone on > > > > the list who has had it over 20 years). > > > > > > > > I have almst lost the use of my right hand > > > > completely, I feel short of > > > > breath often, suffer orthostitic hypotension > > > > (medication really helps), > > > > and now I speaking is terrible. I can't > > enuncaite. > > > > My tongue and lips > > > > just won't cooperate. > > > > > > > > Meds are 1/4 Sinemet x3, 1/2 miripex x3, > > > > Proamatine x3 plus some > > > > evista, citruscil. > > > > > > > > I guess Im really scared of how fast its going. > > At > > > > 53 I'm just not > > > > ready to die. > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com