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I have dystonia due to sinemet wearing off, esp. in morning. If that's your problem try dissolving a sinemet tablet in about an ounce of water. Then chug it. Wash it down with another 8 oz. of water and go relax. It works for me. Greg 47/35 ............................................................................ ................................................................ http://www.homestead.com/mercercountyyoungonsetpd/yoppers.html -----Original Message----- From: Clare Wilson <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, November 20, 1999 7:47 PM Subject: Re: Dyston ia - Further thoughts >In a message dated 11/20/99 10:13:13 AM Mountain Standard Time, >[log in to unmask] writes: > ><< > I would like to hear from anyone who tries the 1-shot booster tablet method, > to see how generally the principle applies. > >> >Hi Brian. I, too, have been experimenting with a 'shot' (sinemet)at 4 a.m. >or even earlier whenever I first wake up. So far (3 nights in a row) there >has been very little >relief. My dystonia has developed in the shoulder/neck, left side. Began on >Tuesday the l6th at 4:30p.m. and continues at this time. It abates for a few >hours to a tolerable ache, then builds to a crescendo. This building up is >another cycle I'm tracking on a chart to pin down exactly where I am in my >dosing. Coincidentally, I am in the process of switching over from SinemetCR >25/l00 to regular sinemet 25/l00 , a plan which was expected to eliminate the >mid-afternoon dyskinesia. That expectation has been realized. But also, >to complicate the diagnosis further, I didn't get the regular sinemet from >the drug >store until Wednesday, the l7th, so I believe that is significant. Boy, one >should be a rocket scientist to sort out all this stuff. In the meantime the >ache/pain goes on and on. > >I've been trying to get a TENS unit, with many obstacles such as Medicare >and Secondary and prescribing doctor, etc., etc., and feel next week may >turn up some relief. I hate to ask my doc for a muscle relaxant until I have >tried this TENS. Have you ever used one? Do you have any suggestions for >me, Brian? I am so INTO this problem that I can't think straight. > >Thanks, >Clare Wiilson >