Thank you for your understanding and the info you provided. At this point I'm willing to try anything to stay positive and maintain my body & mind. I take additional B-12, keep mindful throughout the day using breathing techniques, and do my tai chi wherever it's convenient to do so. I haven't tried EFT tapping, but have met people who say it's helped them immensely. My biggest problem now is getting regular sleep; many PD people have insomnia and not being the athlete I'd been my whole life, I'm just not getting enough exercise to achieve a restful night of sleep. I was a pro surfer and surfed until diagnosed with PD--cause weakness and severe balance problems, and was an avid tennis player as well. It took months of physical therapy in order to be able to walk normally. I use all the coping skills at my disposal, having been diagnosed with a bipolar mood disorder, so at this point I'm doing the best I can--keeping a balance between mania and depression, which is not easy without the medication that helped me to remain stable for the past thirty years. Small doses of Xanax and Klonpin were lifesavers for me, and without access to these med's, I've become pretty much of a recluse.