>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 10:44:59 -0500
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>From: Larry Glenn <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Progress Report
>
>When I reported that my Mother's doctor suggested that she take some of the
>things I've seen reported on the discussion list (Co-Q10, Gingko=
 Biloba,2000
>mg Vitamin C) I was asked to report on her progress.
>
>When she started these additions to her daily medications (listed below) in
>early Feb. it was mostly an effort to deal with periods of being very=
 sleepy
>during the day, and with constipation.  (For constipation the doctor
>recommended a daily mixture of wheat bran, prune juice, and applesauce in
>the morning and evening.)  She did have some improvement in not being so
>sleepy and regular
>bowel movememt.  However, she has become less stable in her walking, and=
 even
>had a fal recently that resulted in some stitches.  I find it hard to=
 believe=20
>that the things she started taking two months ago have caused her problems.=
  In
>fact it may be too soon to even see their eventual effect.
>
>However, she stopped taking these new things about two weeks ago.  Since=
 she
>has felt worse since taking them she thought they were the reason. =
 Actually
>she denies that it was her doctor that suggested that she take them.  She
>does have an appointment in a few days and I hope it will refresh her=
 memory
>as to her doctors suggestions, and she may start trying them again.
>
>I've read many comments on the discussion list about how taking Sinemet can
>have very quick results after taking a dose, and about excessive movement
>being related to too high a dose.  When my Mother was first diagnosed with
>PD over 10 years ago she had a continual hand tremor.  The meds she took
>then did not seem to help but after some changes to medications the hand
>tremor is virtually gone.
>She has trouble doing things with her hands and walking.  I've noticed her
worst
>time of the day seems to be mid morning like 9 or 10 AM, when she will=
 often
>seem dizzy.  This was true before she started blood thinner mediction as=
 well.
>(She had a minor stroke about two years ago and also had a rather long=
 recovery
>from knee replacement surgery.)  I don't observe much excess motion (her=
 tongue
>sometimes), and frankly have not been able to see differences in her after
>she takes her Sinemet.  She usually takes two at about 5 AM (or about 7 if
>she is
>does not wake up early), two more at noon, and two at about 8 PM.  I've
tried to
>get her not to take the noon ones close to lunch but she has had the same
>pattern of taking them for many years.  I though her dizzyness may come=
 from
>too much Sinemet, so I have not tried too hard to make sure about the time
>of her
>noon dose.  For many years her former doctor told her to take a cracker=
 with
>her pills so she relates it to eating. =20
>
>Most of the messages I read are from people who seem to be taking more=
 Sinemet.
>Is it possible she isn't getting enough?
>
>Carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet)   10/100    2 talblets  3 times daily
>Trihexyphenidyl HCL                 2 mg. Morning and Evening
>Dilacor XR                                180 mg.  once a day
>Warfarin sodium (blood thinner)   5 mg  five times per week
>                                                7.5 mg the other two days
>Also
>B Vitamin Complex                    once a day=7F
>
>Also since early Feb.
>Vitamin C                                  2000 mg. daily
>Vitamin E                                  400 IU daily
>Ginkgo Biloba                            60 mg. twice daily
>Co-Enzyme Q10          30 mg. twice daily
>                                    (actual recommendation was 10 mg. 3 times daily)
>
>Larry Glenn
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