• Been on 100mg/day of Stalevo for 3 months
• Sense of smell - gone except for a few things like fresh basil
• Anxiety - multiplies the symptoms ten fold
• I do drag one foot and have no arm swing on the same side
• My tremor does not disappear when reaching for things
• Alcohol does help mellow things out mildly
• I've been diagnosed twice, by two MDS both PD specialists. Lots of finger and toe tapping, drinking a cup of water etc.
• I'm 33 diagnosed at 30, noticed the smell and arm swing a few years prior

Ron, how far into your diagnosis were you when you first took L-Dopa?

What a frustrating disease, a diagnosis tool they refer to as the "Gold Standard" that is only around 60% accurate. Then again, I suppose it's better than nothing at all...

Thank you guys for your response

Robert