Check out http://www.sb.com I believe once at 1 mg per day you can pick up
the pace.  Dr Ira Shoulson advised me to go from 6mg to 12 mg over only 3
days(2-2-2, 4-2-2, 4-4-2, 4-4-4)
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From: DaleS99846 <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, December 05, 1997 12:56 AM
Subject: Day 13 requip Diary by Dale Severance


>12/3/97  Day 8th thru 12th on requip
>
>I have been so bad I could not keep up the diary. I have been frozen to the
>point I could barely initiate any action.
>During this period I titrated up to 1 mg 3x a day and today starts 1mg 3x a
>day
>I've slept most of the time the last 3-4 days letting the tiredness and
>fatigue take its course. My  freezing has effected my upper body more than
>lower part but both effected.
>
>I a woke at 4 am a little better than when I went to bed. Too tired to type
>more. Have apt. with social security examiner today  at least they picked a
>good day for me to be a basket case at the time of my examination.
>4 am took 1 mg requip, 1 25/100 sinemet , 5 mg of eldepryl
>7a am took 1 sinemet
>10 am took 1 sinemet started to fell a little less stiff
>10:30 had apt with Soc. Sec Psych and I think I convinced him I was not
>depressed. I had typed out a list of 35 PD symptoms that I was having
trouble
>with. Then went down stairs for regular medical exam by Soc. Sec. Apt.
doctor.
>What an experience. I just could not help but think of Ivan's experience
and I
>was not paying the freight or traveling the distance he did.
>My apt was for 11 am and I sat patiently in the waiting room till noon. At
>that point I asked the nurse how much longer it would be and ask to be
>rescheduled if it would be much longer. She said I would be next in  and
very
>shortly I was called in to a room for an Ekg. The attendant then left me
there
>saying strip down to my underpants and the doctor would be right in. It was
>cold in the room and the floors were cold. Because I am diabetic it is
>important to control when I eat. I started to feel poorly so at 1 PM after
>sitting for an hour I got dressed and left the doctors office. There was no
>one in the reception area so I just walked out.
>
>1pm took noon medicines consisting of 1 sinemet and 1mg of requip and 5 mg
of
>elderpyrl.
>
>4pm took 1 sinemet
>
>7:15 took  1 sinemet
>8: PM took 1 mg of requip and 1 sinemet in preparation of going to bed.
>
>Days summary.  Felt a lot better than yesterday when I was so stiff. I had
>trouble initiating actions all day. Could not bring myself to return calls
I
>need to make to get ready for support group party next week. I even had
>trouble taking calls from my friends wishing me happy birthday. The lack of
>initiative really bothers me. The help line in Syracuse refereed me a new
PD
>referral to the support group and another referral of a PD patient in the
>hospital. Just can not get motivated to make the calls back
>
>Dale Severance