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On Thu 27 Apr, W M wrote: > I would love to ask this question for my 72yr Father; and hopefully I have > all the pertinent info. My Dad has been on Sinemet for 2 years; the 25/100 > dose. It seemed to work well with him. His last visit to the > neurologist; the doctor informed him that he is getting quite stiff in his > right arm (the right arm is the arm that shakes quite a bit); and therefore > wanted to change him to 50/200 CR Sinemet. I believe this is a > time-release Sinemet? Well, the last 2 days my Dad has been following the > new medicine schedule (5am and 4pm); and when he is sitting his right arm is > shaking much more than ever. Also, he hasn't slept much at all since > changing the dosage. According to the info that came with the drug; it may > take several weeks to adjust to this medicine; etc. > > Any insight to this would be greatly appreciated, as always, > > Wanda. > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > Hello Wanda, Some time ago, I found myself answering the same (or nearly the same questions again and again. This of course is inevitable as new people like yourself come on line. The answer was obvious - Post what I know in booklet form on a web site. This I did, using my friend Simon Coles web site. It won't answer all your questions, but it may answer some. http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/brian/htm Regards -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> (60/39/34)