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Luella, For a brief description of these "Look-alikes." you might turn to my websiite at http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/farley/817/awhatnot.html Incidentally, credit for this article goes to Nina Brown of the Parkinson Foundation of Harris County (Texas). Art At 03:38 PM 12/1/99 , you wrote: >Hello Everyone, > >My name is Luella and my mother, Sally, has Parkinson's Disease. She's had >it for some few years, but her GP wouldn't acknowledge it until last year, >he tried her on something that gave her terrible vertigo, so she stopped >trying to do anything for awhile. The past six months she has really >declined, and we finally found a neurologist nearby who treats PD. This >doctor started her on Sinemet, when she got up to 25 mg x3 she lost her >ability to walk (with help), felt sick to her stomach, and tired. Called the >doctor who said to stop the Sinemet, that she doesn't have "typical" PD... >that was a surprise, what would that be? > >Luella, >Prescott, Michigan