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Thanks Keith for sharing and I wish you continued success with your present regimen of medications. Sharon >From: Keith Ely <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: What works? (For Sharon) >Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:18:44 EDT > >Hi Sharon >I am taking 5 tablets of 25/100 Sinemet daily and 3 doses of Requip daily. >The side effects of the sinement makes me walk funny so I take a half >tablet >about every two hours or so during the day. I take a whole tablet in the >morning, and just before I go to bed. The Requip I take three times daily. >one in >the morning, oone at noon and one in the evening. The thing about Requip >is >that it makes me drowsy, sometimes I have a hard time keeping my eyes open, >especially at work. It's not so bad if you can keep moving to ward off the >drowsiness. This usually lasts about two hours after I take my dose. I >don't like >taking it before I have to drive any distance. Falling asleep behind the >wheel could be bad. I also went to physical therapy and learned to >exercise my >right foot and arm. I exercise these limbs for about a half an hour a day. > I >believe this along with the medication helps. I just want to let you know, >I >do have my bad days that it seems that nothing seems to control the >tremmors to >my satisfaction, but I seem to have more good days than I used to. You >need >to find the right dosage and intervals that work for you. PD effects each >individual differently. What works for one dosen't mean that it will work >for >you. As I progress I feel I will have to find the right combination of >medications and exercise all over again to control my symptoms. > >Good Luck, >Keith > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn _________________________________________________________________ Download Norah Jones, Eminem and more! http://www.msn.com.sg/ringtones/ at only S$36 including GST ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn