Thanks Keith for sharing and I wish you continued success with your present
regimen of medications.

Sharon


>From: Keith Ely <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: What works? (For Sharon)
>Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:18:44 EDT
>
>Hi Sharon
>I am taking 5 tablets of 25/100 Sinemet daily and 3 doses of Requip daily.
>The side effects of the sinement makes me walk funny so I take a half
>tablet
>about every two hours or so during the day.  I take a whole tablet in the
>morning, and just before I go to bed.  The Requip I take three times daily.
>one in
>the morning, oone at noon and one in the evening.  The thing about Requip
>is
>that it makes me drowsy, sometimes I have a hard time keeping my eyes open,
>especially at work.  It's not so bad if you can keep moving to ward off the
>drowsiness.  This usually lasts about two hours after I take my dose.  I
>don't like
>taking it before I have to drive any distance.  Falling asleep behind the
>wheel could be bad.  I also went to physical therapy and learned to
>exercise my
>right foot and arm.  I exercise these limbs for about a half an hour a day.
>  I
>believe this along with the medication helps.  I just want to let you know,
>I
>do have my bad days that it seems that nothing seems to control the
>tremmors to
>my satisfaction, but I seem to have more good days than I used to.  You
>need
>to find the right dosage and intervals that work for you.  PD effects each
>individual differently.  What works for one dosen't mean that it will work
>for
>you.  As I progress I feel I will have to find the right combination of
>medications and exercise all over again to control my symptoms.
>
>Good Luck,
>Keith
>
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