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Dear Randy, Kudos to you for taking up a second PhD! I am sure you will find a successful second career. A comment on your medications -- Buspar is sometimes incompatible with Sinemet, and can increase PD symptoms. Also, celexa has resulted in tremor in about 15-20% of individuals. Most physicians realize this and are monitoring their patients carefully for any sign of adverse reaction. If you are unsure, it would be good to discuss this with your physician. Best regards, Kathrynne randy ford wrote: > > I've been off the list for about 4 months, and am now returning hoping to > find many words of wisdom and hope about the future. > I quit my job as an elementary vocal music teacher in May due to problems > with dealing with stress. Also, hard to be a vocal music teacher when you > are losing control of your voice and not able to play the piano anymore due > to tremor. > I AM hopeful....and to give myself a goal and focus for the future, I have > applied to start work on a PhD in psychology (my second PhD). My doc says > I'll be a candidate for a DBS in about 4 years. I hope that when I finish my > PhD program (about a 4 year time line) that there will be wonderful new > therapy or a cure so that I can re-enter the work force. > > Randall Ford > 45 yrs. old/dx 2 years/symptoms for 5 years > sinemet/permax/celexa/buspar/(and serevent/azmacort) > > Randall Ford > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Medical nutrition therapy Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: assessing and managing unique nutrition needs" http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/