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John you will find a different combination of medication recommended by every person with PD. What works for one does not always work for someone else. Stalevo is two pills combined in one; Sinemet and Comtan. I was diagnosed in 1994 at age 42. My meds for about the last 15 years has been Sinemet CR 200/50 four tablets per day. This worked fine but gradually my symptoms became worse until about 4 months ago when I had to use a walking frame to get along in shopping malls. I increased my Sinemet to 5 daily, but this increased my dyskinesias significantly! I tried Comtan with my Sinemet CR and didn't notice any difference to my condition. I tried Eldepryl and later, Azilect, and they made me feel irritable and thickheaded. The only difference I noticed was in my online Chess games. I started loosing more! Then I tried Symmetrel (Amantidine), and was reborn! Suddenly I can wash and dry myself, cut my own food, walk without a frame, type, effortlessly turn around at night, etc. etc. I now take a Symmetrel and SinemetCR(200/50) at 7am. SinemetCR at noon. Symmetrel at 14h00. SinemetCR at 17h00, and a SinemetCR at 22h00. Good luck and have fun experimenting;-) Nic 59/17 On 10 November 2011 23:45, JOHN YOCHIM <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I was diagnosed with PD in 2005. Im currently 67 and active. I take Sinemet 3 x day > / 2 tabs each time. > My Neuro is thinking that either Azilect (rasagiline) or Comtan (also known as Stalevo) might help me with some of my symptoms. > My symptoms are the usual// /tremor/gait/stiffness/fatigue etc. > > My question is: what, if any, experiences have you had with one or the other medication > I would appreciate any feedback that you might have. > > I have read the effect/side effects listed and would like to hear from those that have taken the med. > Thank you for your time and help. > John Y. Erie, Pennsylvania > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn