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Linda, I started with Requip as Meg describes, as a monotherapy before going on carbilevodopa. I didn't like Requip— edema, sleep attacks while driving. Eventually I switched to Mirapex and found it more tolerable, adding c/l after that. About a year and a half ago I titrated down the Mirapex, so I'm at a very low dose. I've never heard of anyone getting off c/l and onto Requip. Kathleen On 28 August 2012 03:27, Meg Duggan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn