Re: Frustration!!

[Bent Willow <lambs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Susan wrote:L
>She had noticible dyskensia in her left shoulder towards the last couple of
>weeks in the hospital. shortly after she came home I noticed the dyskensia
>spread to her right ankle ( twisting in ). It seems to be causing her now
>to walk without bending her knee ( stiff legged). She seems to be now
>hiking her right hip up to take a step and when she comes to a stop I
>notice she seems to leave her right leg behind and put all her weight on
>her left leg.
>


Mom is currently on sinemet and artane and a new drug
>Mirapex. The Docs are currently reducing the sinemet and increasing the
>Mirapex and hope to take mom off artane eventually.
>
Perhaps your mom can't tolerate Mirapex.  My husband's 'Tardive dyskinesis'
(the flailing that occurs in Mirapex/Sinemet over-dose) became so severe
that we decreased his dose of Mirapex.  Our neuro was not pleased - stating
that Mirapex was the answer to my husband's PD.  I stood my ground and
insisted that this effect was causing him not only great discomfort, but a
dangerous lack of co-ordination.  Report your mom's symptoms to her doctor
and examine whether she would be better off decreasing Mirapex in an effort
to find out if the med is the cause of her problem.
-------
Mary Ann Ryan