Re: Hypotension

["J. R. Bruman" <jrbruman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nancy Spires wrote:
> neuro does find big drop in  bp upon standing. i've had lab work done; i
> suspect he will advise  bp stabilizer.

This as a well-known sign of Shy-Drager syndrome, a form  of
parkinsonism
that might appear independently of PD, but doesn't respond to
L-dopa.

> any advice (i've tried eldepryl, meripex, comtan, amantadine--i seem to get
> weaker/worse....no  strength, depressed, constipated--go to bed)
> diag 95, age 59 now.

This sounds like the typical "wearing-off" or "end-of-dose"
condition in
fluctuating-stage PD- a sign that you may need Sinemet. Ask your
neuro, maybe you can change dose schedule without increasing
total amount.

Cheers,
Joe
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