Just my non-medical opinion, but I think you should move on to
sinemet. If you have had PD 10 years and have had no sinemet I'd say your
doing great. I'll bet you'd feel the difference with some dopamine
replacement. Elydepryl doesn't provide much more than a protection to your
neurons as far as I know. It'll also keep you hyper and unable to sleep.
That's one of the reasons I got off it years ago. Eldepryl kept me so
wired I lost 30 pounds in a year, and developed insomnia. Maybe I'm the
exception to the rule, but in 12 years I've haad no adverse side effects from
sinemet. I can't understand why everyone thinks it's so nasty. Read
the side effects on the other PD drugs. It's a crap shoot.
JIM WROTE:
Hi Everybody. I am a newcomer to the list. I am 59
years old and have had PD for 10years. I have been following the mail on the
merits of Requip vs Sinemet with interest. Since my diagnosis my Doctor
has prescribed Eldepryl (Selegilene) 10mg per day to delay as long as
possible, he says the sideaffects of taking Levdopa.
Orginally PD only affected my RHS, but recently
the tremour/stiffness has also shifted to my LHS .
I am also now finding it difficult to sleep at night. Has
anybody had a similar experience with the use of
Eldepryl.?
My concern is at what point should I be moving on to either
Requip or Sinemet.?
Jim Wiles