to be perfectly honest, i think rick was an interesting and knowledgeable poster and he added to the board. but for me, there is no general sinemet warning here since we really don't know what he was taking and whether it hastened his death, that is pure speculation and i've never read any study specifically linking lowered life span to sinemet - to pd, absolutely. sinemet allows us to live longer, imagine not having it.
i only say this because i'd hate to see someone avoid sinemet based on what is being posted on this thread.