Jim,
By mistake I think you have reinforced what  some (at least myself) suspect.
That if you truly follow your schedule and not become impatient (no pun
intended) you don't necessarilly need a boatload of Sinemet.
Post-Pallidotomy I was taking 1600 mg of Sinemet a day, until we tried
replacing parlodel with mirape.  I have cut Sinemet to 800 mg and think I
possible could go further.  The agonist seems to be the key.  At least that
is what I'm feeling.
Good Day Mate,
Greg Leeman [log in to unmask]
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Cordy <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sunday, January 25, 1998 6:01 AM
Subject: requip: another data point


>feeling the stress of giving birth to the Parkinson Alliance, I was
counting
>out the pile of pills I take daily, and casually popped into my mouth and
>swallowed my full days quanity of Requip all at once. (18mg vs the 6mg
three
>times a day) I stood there with a dazed look on my face. My wife said
what's
>the matter? I told her.  Panic for the next 30 minutes while we tried to
get
>a hold of a neurologist.
>
>Thank God for Ira Shoulson who has come to my rescue twice in recent
months.
>I believe he has a sincere appreciation for what I and that merry band of
>advocates are doing to increase funding for Parkinson's research funding.
I
>know I have a sincere appreciation of what a caring physician Ira Shoulson
>is.
>
>  At any rate he returned my panicked Saturday morning call and went over
>the likely consequences.  I was put under the strict care and watchful eye
>of my loving wife.  Took it easy all day and suffered no ill effects. In
>fact I did not take any Sinemet all day and discovered these agonists
really
>work.
>Jim Cordy
>Pittsburgh
>[log in to unmask]
>