Thanks Laura,

We agree in our interpretations and thanks for the resources you are providing. I didn't realize Amantadine was such a major player. I'm going to research it next. I've been trying to wean off Amantadine since the addition of nortriptyline but it's a no go......instant dyskinesia...another myth [it only works for 6 mos.]......Amantadine works for years, not six months. Rigidity also increases without it for my type of PD, whatever it may be.

It appears that symptoms of pd result from too much acetylcholine as much as lack of dopamine.

Tossing genetics in for the heck of it. I wonder what genes are at work here?

oh i wanted to mention that the article you cited at
http://parkinsons.hopedigest.com/art...mical_ensemble

was written by a patient....Matt Nilsen, which likely is the reason we can understand it.

paula