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rtght now I an bent over forward and to the left side. just as you describe it. In my case it is due to a late dose of sinemt. Annne On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, J. R. Bruman wrote: > Marty Polonsky wrote: > > > > Hey List, > > Please hear me out: > > For the last few years, I have had tendencies to lean significantly to the > > right--with my whole body--and to experience an overpowering gravitational > > pull, also to the right. The pull sometimes literally pulls me to the ground, > > and has caused me to fall out of chairs, and the pull and the leaning have > > both led to a generalized loss of balance which, in turn, has resulted in > > many falls, some of them quite nasty--eg the one that opened up a gash on my > > forehead that required multiple stitches by a plastic surgeon to close, or > > the recent one which broke six ribs--most painful! Anyway, two neuros whom > > I respect have now suggested to me that my leaning and sense of being pulled > > are instances of "trunkeal dystonia" which cam be caused by sinemet, just > > like dyskinesia. The proposed remedy for this. Is to wean me off--or down to > > a minimal level of-sinimet, and to replace it with klonapin. > > Marty, > PD is not the only cause of dystonia. The somewhat murky discussion in > Merck mentions heredity, various dopamine-blocking drugs, repetitive > physical stress (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome, writer's cramp). But > there is no hint that dystonia is caused by Sinemet (levodopa) and of > course virtually everyone on this list knows that, at least in PD > patients, the truth is just opposite. Before taking the advice of your > neuros to quit Sinemet, perhaps you should consult some others. Cheers, > Joe > -- > J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 > 3527 Cody Road > Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013 >