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HI Drew. Your MD sounds- from your description to be less than competent or less than honest. If he gave you a diagnosis of type I DM just on the basis of urinary ketones in the face of a normal blood sugars I don't see how he ignored the possibility that you were burning fat and developed ketosis on that basis. If he diagnosed your PD you may not have it at all. (I hope for your sake). Also giving Haldol as a routine sleeper is not good medicine. Paxil seems like a reasonable choice and I would see a psychiatrist o confirm the diagnosis and treatment. Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: DisneyFreak <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 9:51 AM Subject: Re: HI, I'm Drew > "Charles T. Meyer, M.D." wrote: > > > Drew, > > > > I missed your original post, but I agree with Greg in suggesting that you > > find a person who specializes in movement Disorders to confirm the > > diagnosis. Was the diagnosis made when you were taking Haldol? Haldol is a > > No, was only given once to help me sleep. this is SOP for the physician. DX > was many months after I received the single dose. > > > > > drug that can cause a syndrome that looks like PD but goes away when the > > drug is removed from the treatment regimen. Were you diagnosed with type I > > Diabetes incorrectly because that is a lifelong illness? You should > > I don't have a blood sugar problem. Never did. Keatones yes, not serious. > Blood Sugar I'm down the line. Perfect. My old doc wanted the money from > insurance. He is doing the same to my sister. > > > also be > > treated for your depression if it is serious. There is a lot that > > I am. Paxil. Migraines and anxiety since I was a teenager. I don't think they > are related. I think what is related is my doctor saw many illnesses he could > get money from. That is why I changed and am already seeing a specialist > Monday. > > > doesn't > > fit together here. If your symptoms of PD are seriously interfering with > > your functioning you should be treated. > > Not yet, just make me irratable like dry eyes from blinking off and > fingernails. I do basic Yoga everyday and that seems to help. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Gregory J. Sterling <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 2:14 PM > > Subject: Re: HI, I'm Drew > > > > > Drew, > > > > > > Are you sure you have PD? As far as I know the only way to confirm a > > > diagnosis of PD is a positive response to a med like sinemet which > > replaces > > > dopamine in your system. > > > > > > My advice would be to find a good neuro who specializes in movement > > > disorders and go from there. There is hope. By the time you're 39 > > they'll > > > probably have a cure for PD. > > > > > > Greg Sterling > > > 47now/35 dx/12pd > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: DisneyFreak <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > > > Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 1:36 PM > > > Subject: HI, I'm Drew > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >Hi, this is one of the hardest but most healthy letters I'll every > > write. > > > > > > > > > >My sister is in denial because many of my symptoms were misdiagnosed by > > > another > > > >Physician (I once had Fibromiolgia, Diabetes Type 1 and many many more as > > > >tension and migraine headaches, bad posture, lack of sleep, depression > > > etc. ) > > > >Then I went to the hospital and they gave me HALDOL for sleep (Which > > > seemed to > > > >kicked it in worse) and I was stiff the next day, hunched with a mask > > like > > > >face. 6 months later I still have trouble walking forward without > > > >walking/falling backward, am hunched slightly, stiff in my my pelvis and > > > >depression and anxiety, sleep flexed. > > > > > > > > -- > --- > Drew Devlin > [log in to unmask] > > http://www.maggiescafe.net/ > http://www.disneyfreak.org > > Life's no fun without a good scare... > This is Halloween, this is Halloween... > Everyone Scream > In this town, we call home; > Everyone hail to the Pumpkin Song. > > From: The Nightmare Before Christmas > Touchstone Pictures >