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Margie, I thank you for your offer, but for now the meds are working well, and to be blunt, I'm tired of seeing doctors who tell me they know beyond a doubt I have _______ (whatever their specialty is), only to take the newest test and be told no, its not that. In Nov 1998, my neuro told me I had Parkinson's and needed to think about a medical retirement. In May, based on a video tape he made while I was off sinemet (but still on Mirapex and pain killers), he decided I did not have pd, and didn't know what the problem was. The PET scan showed I had a buildup? of iron in the basal ganglia, but it was not consistent with anything they knew of. So at this time, I dont have a "name" for whatever is causing this, and I am tired of seeing "specialists" who can "cure" me with just____. One did the test where they stick needles in you and shock you - told me I had carprel tunnel of my left wrist (one of the few joints which doesn't hurt). Another did the same test while I was in a really good set of shakes - after the results came back, he came in and told me "You are normal" When I pointed down at my legs bouncing all over the damn room and said "this IS NOT normal", he looked me in the eye and asked me "Why they do that?" Sorry, didn't mean to spew bile, but I have developed a less than high opinion of many in the medical community. When the meds quit working, I am planning on going to the Mayo clinic in Wisconsin, or the clinic in LA and being a guinea pig for them. Until then, I am going to enjoy life, ride my horses, raise my kids, take the meds on time, and spit in the eye of anyone who calls themselves a neuro and can "cure me" if I just do....... Tex