Hello List Family,
I have a friend with Pd that has
suffered with dyskinesias off and on since 8:00 am. I just got off the
phone with her. She has had only two non-dyskinetic hours
today. Here are her stats...She has been diagnosed for 4 years,
symptomatic for 1 1/2 to 2 yrs before dx. She is on Sinemet CR 50/200 .
She takes 1/2 tablet to get her started in the morning. The only other med
she is on is Requip. She takes the sinemet morning and early
afternoon. But today she has only had the morning 1/2 tablet...not sure
about how much requip she has had..maybe 2 doses..or 3.
My question is...Is it recommended
to cut a CR tablet in half? Would this not effect the time-release
capability of the CR? Can requip cause Dyskinesia? I know that in
early-onset and early detection only agonists are used in order to maximize the
dopamine still being produced by the brain. My heart is going out to my
friend. I told her I would be posing this to the list..Any opinions,
suggestions and Rph input would be very much appreciated.
Sandy Norris 40/28/20
"Faith is
the daring of the soul to go farther than it can
see."