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Phil E.Gesotti wrote: > > Dennis Greene wrote: > In fact I'm convinced that I read in some authorative > source > >that Permax lists dystonia as one of its side effects. I have been > unable > to find the reference however so throw it in here for what it is w > I would like to see this reference if you come across it since I was > prescribed Permax supposedly for dystonia. The Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) description of each approved drug is supposed to include *all* reports of adverse effects. In controlled trials for the FDA of Permax, 11.6% of recipients reported dystonia (4th highest among the neurological effects)- but then 8% of those getting placebo also reported it, an insignificant difference. Go figure. My point is that reports from individual patients, as well as their doctors scattered far and wide, and who perhaps are not even neurologists, should be taken with a grain of salt (non-prescription). They may not mean what you think they do. There may well be a common misconception about what is meant by "dystonia". I was puzzled to see in the authoritative Merck article an allusion to *movement* in dystonia, and more so when Ida Kampuis of this forum found a similar remark by an eminent specialist. But careful reading will reassure you that movement is *not* a major feature of dystonia. No doubt some quibblers may object, but I think it's more productive to keep "dystonia" distinct from "dyskinesia". Dystonia has other causes than only PD, but in PD dyskinesia, the difference will help people understand what you're talking about. Cheers, Joe -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013