Thanks so much soccertese! My mom is indeed seeing a MDS, who has prescribed Amantadine to help with dyskinesias. It seems to be working somewhat. Over the medium-term, the doc hopes to have my mom start taking a dopamine agonist so that she can reduce the Sinemet somewhat.

She recently switched doctors, and both of the doctors agree that she has PD.

She is 67 and was diagnosed about five years ago. She does not have an obvious tremor, but feels internal tremors, and feels shaky and weak. She does have the typical stiff gait of Parkinson's. She seems to respond to meds well -- when she is "on," it is not at all obvious that she has Parkinson's. She has some annoying digestive issues which seem to be part of PD, and she does not sleep well.

So overall, it's probably not a severe case, and we have a lot to be thankful for in that regard. In addition to the medicines, she has done some acupuncture and qigong, which both help somewhat, and takes some supplements, including folic acid and magnesium (for restless legs), calcium, fish oil, and vitamin D. She is also trying the coconut oil but it seems to be bothering her stomach.

She tried glutathione but it didn't really work.

We have a phone consult next month with a doctor (MD, not a movement disorder specialist though) who uses PEMF to treat various conditions. If anything useful comes out of that conversation, I will report back to the group.

Best wishes.