Dear Txn,
My, you have been through a lot - even more than many of us - and most have our own nightmarish stories of the journey to definitive (ha!) diagnosis.

Please mention the idea of name-brand vs. generic - most docs will say they are both the same, but I used to work as a psychiatric social worker, and, believe me, some drugs really are different as generics - for some patients. So it is not the placebo effect - though that is getting more coverage these days! - these folks had no idea which they were getting. Sinemet is the only generic I have had trouble with personally.

Sounds like you aren't going to stop until you get answers - good for you! Hang in there.

Dorothy