Mirapex, Requip and Tasmar

[Bruce Anderson <bbanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have an appointment on Monday afternoon with a real movement disorders
specialist my neuro has encouraged me to see.  My main symptoms are causing
me more and more problems and I am going to bring up the topic of changing
medications. I currently take one 25/100 Sinement and four .25mg Permax 4
times a day (although I skip the evening ones about 1/3 the time). I have no
tremor or diskenesia,.  My greatest problem is bradykensia, balance, just
walking in general, rigidity you might call it.  It's getting worse. When
the meds have worn off I literally have to bounce off the walls to get
around the house.  I have fallen a number of times and have messed up both
my knees.

I am also finding my hands are getting heavier when typing, makng that more
difficult.

My question is  -  would any of these three new drugs be likely to help
these problems?  Or are hey memore likely to help other symptoms like
tremor.

I tried for a week taking  half the dosage of the Permax and Sinement twice
as often, but it  seemed to make my mobility worse. I have never tried
Sinement CR, and I ha been taking Amantadine 200mg/day and   Eldepryil
10mg/day  for the past 3 years but stopped taking them about 6 weeks ago.

I wold like to have some idea of what to expect from him in the way of med
changes, if any.

Thanks for any help anyone would care to offer.

Bruce Anderson (52,3+)
Schooleys Mtn, NJ
bbanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx