At 08:12 PM 3/21/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Some friends have asked for more information on apomorphine. They've heard
>that it is highly effective in reducing dyskinesias common with long term
>l-dopa usage. This is not a question about the short-acting pen-injection
>studies to relieve freezing, but more about regular long-term administration.
>My last PD Digest references on apomorphine are from late 1994. Is anyone in
>Europe or Canada using apomorphine on a regular basis to substitute for
>sinemet and getting relief from dyskinesia?
>
I have chatted with a nurse in the UK on the Parkinson's chat and it was her
opinion that apomorphine was a poor substitute for carbidopa/levodopa. I
believe that her opinion was based on 'quality of life' observations.
Apomorphine is being tested in Canada as a solution for impotence in
Parkinson's disease and apomorphine is also being tested there in tablet
form. One thing is clear, presently it will 'rescue' those frozen while
crossing a street....It allows one to continue on to the otherside so that
one can vomit in safety. Domperidone is used with it to reduce this side-effect.
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