In my case, i was diagnosed at age 25, started Sinemet, and my dyskinesia
began last year; i'm now 28, so dyskinesia began two years after i began
Sinemet, and about 4 years from the time (in hindsight) i noticed the first
symptom.
At 11:49 PM 11/18/95, Raymond Courage wrote:
>It s uncontrollable body movements resulting from your medication but this
>doesnt usually begin until manyyears of taking el dopa (sinemet). So you
>shoulldn't worry about it if you are in early stages of parkinsons; in our
>case, it didnt become a serious factor until some 20 years into the disease.
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