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hi all At 19:52 1999/08/30 +0100, mary wrote, in part: >I am 71 - diagnosed 7 yrs ago... >My Doctor changed my pills to Sinemet CR Two to start the day and >one at about mid-day and one at six o'clock with an old sinemet to >see me through to bed-time... what dosage sinemet are you on? what is your daily total med intake? are you taking any pd meds other than sinemet? >I found that made all the difference so I knew it was due to the PD. >I still find I have problems if I forget to take the pill on time or >if I have a heavy meal / too much protein. as it doesn't seem to be >able to get through to my brain. I sometimes wonder if I am taking >too much dopamine and if these horrid feelings in the brain are the >result of getting addicted to it and are withdrawal symptoms... if you get 'mushy brain' symptoms when you forget to take a pill or have too much protein, you can bet your booties that the 'horrid feelings' are a symptom of the dopamine shortage in your brain i don't think it can correctly be labelled 'addiction' are diabetics 'addicted' to insulin? the simplest way to know if you are taking too much levodopa is if you develop dyskinesia - uncontrolled movement or 'twitchiness' if you haven't seen that particular med side effect then you are still in the 'honeymoon' stage with sinemet so enjoy! janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset po box 171, almonte, ontario, canada, K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> parkinsn topics: fun list news nonpd pmid qt technews <mailto:[log in to unmask]>