Hi Mario,
Do you eat your cereal and milk immediately after taking your
sinemet, or do you wait until the sinemet has "kicked in" before eating ?
Although I take Madopar Dispersible ( as opposed to sinemet ) I have found
that it is much better to wait until "kick in" has happened, in my case
about 20 minutes, before eating or drinking anything, otherwise the uptake
of the Madopar can be seriously slowed down.
Best Wishes
Nigel Harland
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From: Mario A. Gonzalez <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 3:06 AM
Subject: More of "HOW LONG IT TAKES YOU" in the morning
> IKathelyn,
>
> I take 1/2 of the fast acting SInemet 25/100 - albeit I do not chew it -
> around 6:30.
> Then I go and have some Cereal with milk.
> Then around 7 AM I take:
> 25/100 SInemet CR - ELDEPRYL 5MG - Ziac ( BP ) and LIPITOR
> 11/2 MG of MIRAPEX.
> about 1 hour later I am down in the dumps - I suspect that the combination
> of
> pills is doing something - maybe?
> Except for the ELdepryl and LIPITOR and ZIAC, I repeat the same dosage
> every 4 hours - that is the limit - If I don't, i am worthles for the next
> hour.
> I have told my Neuro that MIRAPEX does not do anything for me, proof is
> that
> I ake two Sinemets CR by themselves and that gets me by until about 4 AM.
> OH Yes, I started to take one before I go to sleep, othewise if I have to
> get up
> I will be a little more mobile.
> Lately I have noticed it more than ever.
> Perhaps I am in transition to the next stage?
> I have also asked myself if I may not be getting dehydrated in the
morning,
> you know, after you go to the bathroom.
> At any rate, you wanted more info, so I gave it to you.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
>
> Mario 54/49
>
