Hello Brian,
With regard to my dosage of Madopar, as well as the two
sizes of capsule you mentioned, they also come in a 62.5 mg size, so, taking
one 125 plus one 62.5, gives the 187.5. Since going down the Dispersible
route, these are only available in 125mg, however they are scored centrally,
so can be halved quite accurately, so one and a half of these again results
in 187.5(approx!) Incidentally, I did consult my neuro' before trying these
combinations and he okayed them, he is a chap who seems to know his stuff,
and understands that a certain amount of flexibility and fine tuning of
meds' may be necessary to get the best results.
Here's hoping all our gangplanks lead to the light at the end of the tunnel
!!
Regards
Nigel 45 diag' 12yrs
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: cabergolide
> On Thu 16 Mar, Nigel Harland wrote:
> > Hello Brian,
> > In answer to your questions::
> > a/ I took pergolide 3 times a day but I am embarrassed to say I cannot
> > recall what strength they were, other than to say they were light brown
in
> > colour which I think were the strongest.
> > b/ Yes, I was on levadopa at the time, Madopar capsules 187.5mg 3 times
a
> > day.**
> > c/ I tried reducing to 125mg Madopar, this only reduced my "on" times,
no
> > benefits, so I reverted to 187.5
> > ** I have subsequently changed from Madopar capsules to Dispersible
tablets,
> > which I have already mentioned to the List, but at the risk of repeating
> > myself I have to say this was another milestone in my treatment regime,
> > absorption times reducing to a reliable 15 to 20 minutes, as opposed to
the
> > capsules which had become unreliable.
> > Regards
> > Nigel 45/12
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 1:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: cabergolide
> >
>
> Hello Nigel
>
> a) THe Pergolide is virtually certain to be the 1 mg size, Not the only
> other size, which is a sort of pale green, worth 250 micro-grammes
>
> I am puzzled at the '187.5' size of tablet that you mention (150+37.5
=187.5?)
> I may be out of date, but I am only aware of the Madopar 125 in that
range
> (100 + 25), then the Madopar 250 (200+50) - Is there a new tablet?
>
> I thought that your total drug count may explain my situation vs yours
>
> You were on 100 (or 150?) mg of levadopa + 3 Pergolide
> I am on 75 mg of levodopa + 6 pergolide
>
> I suspect that I am a bit nearer the end of the gangplank than you (!)
>
> --
> Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> (60/39/34)
>
