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I am surprised Rytary works better for it is the same as Sinemet CR( carbidopa + ldopa) John used to take sinemet 25/100 diluted in tonic so he could sip it as needed. ( liquid sinemet is usually diluted in OJ) Everyone to their formula Maryse ex cg John 20+yrs of PD On 5 May 2018 at 13:49, Trauti Boyd <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > hi, don! please, take your time deciding on dbs. as we found out, the > tremor might be the least of your problems and while ray's mind stayed > sharp after dbs that is not a given. :( a good portion of dbs patients have > a drastic cognitive decline and, unfortunately, my husband is one of them. > > also, check with your doctor about rytary. this has worked much better for > my husband than sinemet. > > good luck! > > > > On 5/4/2018 11:26 AM, Don Kodner wrote: > >> Thanks for your posts, Rayilyn and Angelica. Rayilyn, I have considered >> DBS surgery, but I have been doing pretty well with just sinemet pills, on >> a 3-hour schedule. Just a couple of weeks before my most recent >> check-up,the pills started to wear out faster and my off-periods lasted >> longer. My nurse practitioner put me on a Neupro patch (rotigotine), and >> I >> have noticed some improvement (my wife actually sees it better than I do). >> I may have this wrong, but I believe that the doctors here recommend >> waiting 5 years before trying DBS. I will reach that point this fall. I >> will look (with some trepidation) at cost and other patients' experiences. >> It's encouraging to hear that the surgery worked well for you. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >> nto.ca >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > nto.ca > 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