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The doc thinks I was started on c/l too early. Since requip is a dopamine agonist, don't I have to have enough dopamine left in my system for it to help? Thanks so much for your response. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 5:24 AM Subject: Re: Requip > -----Original Message----- > From: Meg Duggan > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:27 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Requip > > I'm slightly confused about getting off sinemet and on to requip. Requip > is usually used as duo therapy with sinemet or as a mono therapy before > sinemet. Requip is a dopamine agonist, usually started per c/l or added > when sinemet is not doing all it could do. Are you young? Does your doc > think he started you on c/l too early? Or are u having bad side effects > with the c/l? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Linda <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I am currently in the process of being switched from Sinemet to Requip. >> Has anyone done this? I'm really hoping it will work well as Sinemet is >> only effective for so long. The doc is titrating me up on requip, then >> going to titrate me down on Sinemet. She said that Sinemet was very >> dangerous to stop without slow titrating down. Seems like I should have >> been told that when I first was prescribed it. I started on Sinemet in >> May of 2010 so have been taking it for about 2 years and 3 months. >> >> Linda >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 > > I agree with Meg on this. Requip was the first med and then when it no > longer did the job c/l was added and wow what a difference. that was 7 > years ago and I am still taking them. > > Russ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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