Thanks Alan. am hoping to try some things and have at least one thing help the symptoms. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Cromack" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:10 AM Subject: Re: Requip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 4:59 PM > Subject: Requip > > >>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 >>Hi Linda, you will not stop taking Sinemet altogether only reduce the >>amount you take. > I've just taken my wife off Requip XL which she has been taking for about > two years, because of the side effects. I am increasing her > Levodopa(Madopar) to compensate. > > Best wishes > Alan > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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