Re: Take medication?

[Fleurette Leonard <fleonard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Very identical diagnosis - I too have decided to wait before taking
medication - I've mentioned it before.  As well Tim Sanderson from England
is doing like us - waiting.  Are we stupid, chicken s..., or plain cautious?
Your message reinforces by belief.  Keep writing in.

Fleurette



At 08:19 AM 9/28/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I have been on the lst for a few weeks now am am learning a lot about PD
>and how patients learn to live with and treat it.
>
>I have a specfic question. I developed a slight tremor in my left leg
>only two years ago. Then one year ago I developed a more definite tremor
>in my left arm and fingers.
>
>So I went to a neurologist and after examining me he whipped out his
>prescription pad and started writing. I  said hey wait a minuite, do I
>really need t start taking a drug rignt now. He said oh no  there is
>plenty of time. I found out later that the drug was ELDEPRYL.
>
>Then I had occasion to talk to an RN in a movement disorder clinic. She
>said that if it was her she would  start taking it. So I have two PD
>health professionals telling me to start taking this drug.
>
>Then I started sending for information and learning about PD.One of the
>things I got was the paitent information sheet from somerset,the mfg of
>Eldepryl. It states " There is no evidence from controlled studies that
>segeiline has any beneficial effect in the absence of concurrent
>levodopa therapy."
>
>So I have not taken it and now one year later the tremor has gotten
>worse, but it is not a big problem. Who should I listed to, the
>manufactuer or the PD health  pro's?
>
>Thanks in advance for any light anyone can shed on the subject.
>
>Lanier Maddux    Chattanooga Tn.
>
>(plmaddux@xxxxxxxxx)
>