Hi! Roberto:
I am 69 yrs old. I have been having symptoms of PD for the past 35 yrs
or so on top of ET which has been around a lot longer than that.. When I
was diagnozed 3 years ago with PD, my first concern was the side effects of
sinemet, eventhough the recent studies claim that sinemet does not cause
diskenesia. I have so far managed without any prescription drug. I take
phosphatidyl serine, Ce Q10, reducd glutathione in addition to folic acid,
B12 and Vit E etc. If you look at the literature, except CoeQ10, everything
else have some sort of side effects, including sinemet, comtan, amantadine,
Mirapex, Requip etc.
But, then what works forone person may not work for others. You should
consult your doctor, before you do anything.
Good luck!
Raj
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From: "Roberto Correia" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:55 AM
Subject: medication side effects
> Hello,
>
> My name is Roberto Correia. My Father has had Parkinson's for 8 years
> now. He is now 66.
>
> While the symptoms of his disease have progressed slowly it seems the
> side effects of his medication have increased quite rapidly. While
> dyskinesia (involuntary movement) is both a symptom of Parkinson's and a
> side effect of most medications we have determined that my Fathers
> dyskinesia is almost entirely related to medication side effects.
>
> Recently Comtan was added to his medication while it seems to have
> improved things like facial expression, it has made his involuntary
> movements even worse. It's getting to the point that the side effects are
as
> bad as the disease itself.
>
> He is currently taking Siminet CR, Bromocriptine, Amantadine, and
> Comtan. All of the dosages are quite low.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations or comments about what can be
done
> to minimize the side effects of the medication?
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Roberto.
>
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