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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: "all the way over on the West Coast"
Posts: 1,032
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: "all the way over on the West Coast"
Posts: 1,032
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Tena - thanks for posting this article - I think it speaks the truth. Not only is sinemet to blame, but so are the agonists (that's why they are linked to increased obsessive compulsive behaviors). Our damaged dopamine systems is why depression is so prevalent among us.
We are all guinea pigs as PD patients - no one knows the exact nature of this beast we are dealing with; the knowledge expands on a daily basis; the treatment possibilities do not keep up. Sinemet is a sledge hammer.
The statistic I have heard about PD and suicide is that we think about it more, but follow through less.
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