hi all At 11:24 1999/09/01 -0700, ervin wrote: >Janet, I did forget to mention symptoms that you asked about. >Tremors on the right side, slowness of movement, somewhat unsteady. >Does the Sinement calm the tremors? >[log in to unmask] we parkies tend to be either the 'tremour' type or the 'rigidity' type i have bradykinesia, rigidity, some balance problems and no tremour to speak of i know first hand that sinemet is very effective in 'melting' the rigidity and relieving the bradykinesia i'm not sure if sinemet is quite as effective in calming the tremours but i could be wrong here perhaps some movers and shakers will step in! 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 udall <mailto:[log in to unmask]>