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hi all At 18:45 1999/09/23 EDT, sherry wrote: >I'm sooo tired. Is this a symptom of PD or Mirapex or just me? I >always used to have more energy but now I find I tire alot more >quickly. Being new to this I'm not sure what to blame. Are there >any good books on diet and supplimental vitamins for PWP? I'm sure >like my dad used to say "nothing a good vitamin won't cure" it seemed >to work for him (for a while) he passed away two years ago from PD >after a long battle. Now I have been diagnosed with PD and hate to >think I will follow in his footsteps. Although the doctors asure me >it is not inherited I still wonder, my father, my mother and now me? >What about my children and grandchildren can I pass this along to >them? Anyone else out there with a family history of PD? >I am so glad I found you all, I thought I was all alone. Can't talk >about it with my husband, he is in denial right now. You are the best! >Thanks Sherry 47/47/44 hi sherry the primary symptoms of pd are 1. tremor 2. bradykinesia - slowness of movement 3. rigidity 4. balance difficulties and 5. FATIGUE i think that you have not yet started sinemet? after i started sinemet, i regained my former bounciness 11 years later, sinemet's 'kick-in' still retores my bounciness however, i find these days that i 'run down' and need a 'power nap' probably once or twice a day in re diet and supplements our own kathrynne holden has written 'the' pd book from the nutrition standpoint her webpage is part of the pwp web-ring which you can hop onto from my site [address below] in re genetics tell your docs to go check out the medical literature genetics definitely play a role in some 'varieties' of pd your family sounds like they should be included in a study! in re denial have you read the 'psychosocial' article in the pienet/words section of my site? now get busy, my dear! no time for naps!! with love janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> <[log in to unmask]>