Same here Ibby, after medication my muscles actually (calves) go rigid. The meds only seem to help my addiction problem to the meds. I can control this by training my mind to stop thinking the way it has for 11 years and by changing my drug schedule. I was taking 4 doses four hours apart. I changed that 4 days ago to 3 doses six hours apart. I am now down to 3 Sinemet CR 100/25 with 3 tsps of MP daily. I have noticed I seem to be addicted to the MP, maybe just mentally, it is to early to tell or make a really informed opinion on that.

The reason I decided to try and get off the meds was I was a shadow of my former self. I look at pictures of myself four years ago and I look like a full blown drug addict. Even my Home Care workers who come twice a day say the difference in me three months ago to today is truly wonderful for them to see. When they said I make sense now I know why I self isolated.

I don't know why I do better without the drugs but I have to continue to find out. I feel it is tied up with fear and not relaxing. It is a strange paradox some of us have in relation to our medications, that we are not being helped physically, actually the opposite. You don't know if you have been mis-diagnosed, on the wrong cocktail or what, it could drive you nuts but we can't go to that place either. People with pd have to be tough, we must be tough just to get through.