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Dear friend, I doubt very much that Requip is a good indication for the symptoms of your father and I strongly believe that you should take him to a MDS to hear a second evaluation of the case . Good luck and warm regards , Sharon Nelson wrote: > >Dear listserve members: > >My father (who is 75) was diagnosed with Parkinsons about 4 months ago and > sees a neurologist for Parkinson care (there are no movement disorder > specialists in our area). The doctor prescribed Requip to begin with, and > has slowly increased the dosage to 2.0 over 4 months. My dad's tremor > (which is on the right side only) has not been reduced during this time. > When he visited the doctor this past month, the doctor said he thought it > would probably take a dosage of 4.0 to get make a difference in the tremor, > but that he was leaving the current dosage at 2 for the next two months. > >Just wondering if this is usual. I know that Requip is introduced in > incremental increases, but I'm wondering if taking 6 months to get beyond > 2.0 is typical? My father has not experienced any negative side effects at Joao Paulo - Salvador,BA,Brazil [log in to unmask]