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Bill Innanen wrote (see at end): Bill, Welcome to the list. It's good to see that you are coming up with ways to cope with your new diagnosis. There are others on the list who can better answer your question in terms of the underlying mechanism (Does heavy exercise deplete dopamine faster than normal?). At least I can say that in my experience that stress in its various forms makes PD symptoms worse. These forms include excitement (even watching an exciting scene in a movie), exercise, and hot weather. Phil Tompkins Hoboken NJ age 61/dx 1990 > In a run/walk yesterday, I found a method of avoiding the dystonias > (which, in my ignorance, I've been referring to as "leg-locks"). This > involves stopping running the instant I feel the "tightening" in my > leg that precedes a leg-lock. I noticed that the length of time I > rest by walking seemed (by a qualitative observation) to be directly > proportional to the subsequent time I was able to run before I had to > stop yet again. > > ********* > Question: Does heavy exercise deplete dopamine faster than normal? > ********* . . . .