In this context, my wife Barbara started with 0.25 Gm three times a day to her maximum of 4.0 Gm attained after 3 months. Is this agonist prescribed on an estimated per weight of the patient, and are other PD drugs similarly dosed? It seemed to me that these drugs were prescribed to a satisfactory motor performance of the patient rather than on per weight. Michel Brian Collins wrote: > I have used Permax for 6 yrs and am currently on 6 mg perday. I have had > no side effects at all, I think it is because instead of stuffing a max dose > into me from the start. I started with half a gramme, and only added more as I needed to. > This works out at 1mg per year - I claim the world's longest > 'titration' procedure. - But it seems to work. > > On Wed 09 Feb, Stephan Schwartz wrote: > > > Since an agonist is always recommended, you may want to try Permax > > a strong, steady agonist -with side effects- but it works at most >receptors.