Don

Thought I understood in reading Dr. Lieberman's site that Sinemet could not
come in patch form.  But if it does, I couldn't think of anything better for
the moment.    I'm doing the trial study with the  Rotigotine Patch, but
that keeps me up a couple of extra hours in the night.   However it's better
than Comtan or Mirapex for me.

Would you mind if I ask how long you've been diag and quantity of Sinemet
daily.   I feel my Sinemet dose is too high.  It's double what it was before
I went off of most drugs in preparation for the trial study.  Currently I
take 20-22 tab (reg 25/100).    In the past the Sinemet CR made my dystonia
more painful.   My neurologist, who is quite qualified,  isn't worried about
it much.    Thanks for anything you can share.
Niwana


----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Diswinka" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Night-time rigidity


> Riverwater
>
> I use an alarm which wakes me at 12 midnite, 4 am, 8am to take regular
> doses of sinemet and comtan.
> Therefore my body gets equal dosage 24 hours a day every four hours.  I
> would guess a lot of us wake up in pain to turn over cause the body for
> whatever reason  refuses to turn itself over. The continuos medication
> regime I am on does not turn me over when I should but allows the pain
> to wake me  and keeps me mobile enough that I still can turn over
> myself. This also makes me mobile  with minimal rigidity when I get up.
> The Sinemet Patch is coming very soon I was told! Yes it would be nice
> to go to bed before midnite and sleep till 8 am just once in a while.
>
> Don
> 54/5 PD+ MSA
>
> On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 10:29 AM, Riverwater wrote:
>
> > Does anybody know a way to get Sinemet into me
> > continuously throughout the night? (A PATCH????)
> >
> > I've had PD for almost 14 years (51 years old now) and
> > I've had to get a live-in because I awake in the night
> > totally unable to roll over or move in bed.
> >
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