Re: HELP ME!!SOMEONE!!

[LISA CRUMRINE <LCRUM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I too was having severe jerking and uncontrolled movement on my left side ,
 i and my dr chalked it up to over medication, he reduced sinemet intake
and subscribed non timed release sinemet for severe off  times.  it seemed
to help a bit, but recently it just seemed to get worse, going from jerking
around to shaking tremors to a brief time of ok-ness.  this past week on my
own, i cut my sinemet intake in half from
1 25/100 with 1 .25 permax ever 4 hours to 1/2 25/100 with 1 .25 permax
aalong with a amatadine every other time for good measure,   it really made
a BIG difference
i have done this since wednesdsay of this week and have had no, NO episodes
of uncontrolled arm movements!.  no if i could just get rid of
thetremors!!!!
hang in there.
lisa in paradise   41/6pd

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> From: Mark Bastian <markb@xxxxxxxx>
> To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: HELP ME!!SOMEONE!!
> Date: Saturday, April 03, 1999 11:54 PM
>
>   I am 43 yr old woman dx. last  december 1998.  AM  USING SINEMET.
> ELDYPRIL OCCASIONALLY I AM SUFFERING SEVERE DYSKINESIA (AS I AM RIGHT
> NOW) NEED TO KNOW HOW TO STOP THE DYSKINESIAS THEY ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY.
> I GET VERY ANXIOUS AND I CAN'T STOP MOVING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN
> STOP THESE THINGS AND KEEP THEM FROM HAPPENING.
> -THANKS KAREN-