Most Movement Disorder Specialists need to know the time of day the meds are taken --- not just how many. It makes a big difference in what adjustments they may suggest.
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From: William Harshaw
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Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 3:29 PM
Subject: Make yor Doctor's appointment more productive
How to make your appointment with the Movement Disorders Specialist more productive
Take along a list of your Parkinson medications as in the following table
Drug
Strength
dose per day
any changes
Sinemet CR
200/50
4 tablets
no
Permax
1 mg
2 tablets
no
Permax
.25 mg
2 tblets
added sept /99
Also take a list of an non-Parkinson medications
Drug
stength
dose per day
any changes
Imovane
7.5 mg
1 tablet
stopped Sept 99
Also take a list of vitamans, herbals, and any complementary or altenative therapies
Item
strength
frequency
changes
multi vitamens
Centrum select, 50+
1 daiily
nil
vitaman C
Jameson 1000 mg
1 daily
nil
Oil of evening Primrose
1000 mg
1 daily
stopped Oct 99
List any other physicians you are seeing, together with a consent for your MDS to consult the other doctors
Ask every physician whom you see for a copy of his/her reporting letter or file note. Also get copies of any X-rays, CAT, MRI or PET scans. These are to better inform you and to show your MDS should (s)he wish to see them. A patient with this sort of documentation is treated seriously by doctors because you wouldn't have gone to all this trouble if you weren't.
Ask about any upcoming clinical trials
Ask any questions about your condition, having first taken the time to write them down.
Give your MDS and/or his Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Nurse Practictioner a copy of this information sheet.
