I thought I would update my post. I have been on Sinemet for nearly 4 months now and it has helped reduce my Parkinsonism's symptoms quite a bit, although we had to update my dose from 3 pills a day to 4. The "gap" when I was taking 3 let my symptoms of tingles inside my arms come back, but I no longer feel it, for now. My neurologist is on board and doing what he can to help me adjust to the PD. I continue to need to be careful when I turn because I sometimes lose my balance and have fallen backwards twice and hit my head. I also feel very tired and weak if I overdo. I use a hiking stick if I have to walk very far. I realize now that I have had symptoms for 3-4 years, although they began to get worse and I didn't know what it was. Reading what others are going through helps me understand.