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>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 10:44:59 -0500 >X-Sender: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >From: Larry Glenn <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Progress Report > >When I reported that my Mother's doctor suggested that she take some of the >things I've seen reported on the discussion list (Co-Q10, Gingko= Biloba,2000 >mg Vitamin C) I was asked to report on her progress. > >When she started these additions to her daily medications (listed below) in >early Feb. it was mostly an effort to deal with periods of being very= sleepy >during the day, and with constipation. (For constipation the doctor >recommended a daily mixture of wheat bran, prune juice, and applesauce in >the morning and evening.) She did have some improvement in not being so >sleepy and regular >bowel movememt. However, she has become less stable in her walking, and= even >had a fal recently that resulted in some stitches. I find it hard to= believe=20 >that the things she started taking two months ago have caused her problems.= In >fact it may be too soon to even see their eventual effect. > >However, she stopped taking these new things about two weeks ago. Since= she >has felt worse since taking them she thought they were the reason. = Actually >she denies that it was her doctor that suggested that she take them. She >does have an appointment in a few days and I hope it will refresh her= memory >as to her doctors suggestions, and she may start trying them again. > >I've read many comments on the discussion list about how taking Sinemet can >have very quick results after taking a dose, and about excessive movement >being related to too high a dose. When my Mother was first diagnosed with >PD over 10 years ago she had a continual hand tremor. The meds she took >then did not seem to help but after some changes to medications the hand >tremor is virtually gone. >She has trouble doing things with her hands and walking. I've noticed her worst >time of the day seems to be mid morning like 9 or 10 AM, when she will= often >seem dizzy. This was true before she started blood thinner mediction as= well. >(She had a minor stroke about two years ago and also had a rather long= recovery >from knee replacement surgery.) I don't observe much excess motion (her= tongue >sometimes), and frankly have not been able to see differences in her after >she takes her Sinemet. She usually takes two at about 5 AM (or about 7 if >she is >does not wake up early), two more at noon, and two at about 8 PM. I've tried to >get her not to take the noon ones close to lunch but she has had the same >pattern of taking them for many years. I though her dizzyness may come= from >too much Sinemet, so I have not tried too hard to make sure about the time >of her >noon dose. For many years her former doctor told her to take a cracker= with >her pills so she relates it to eating. =20 > >Most of the messages I read are from people who seem to be taking more= Sinemet. >Is it possible she isn't getting enough? > >Carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) 10/100 2 talblets 3 times daily >Trihexyphenidyl HCL 2 mg. Morning and Evening >Dilacor XR 180 mg. once a day >Warfarin sodium (blood thinner) 5 mg five times per week > 7.5 mg the other two days >Also >B Vitamin Complex once a day=7F > >Also since early Feb. >Vitamin C 2000 mg. daily >Vitamin E 400 IU daily >Ginkgo Biloba 60 mg. twice daily >Co-Enzyme Q10 30 mg. twice daily > (actual recommendation was 10 mg. 3 times daily) > >Larry Glenn >[log in to unmask] >Larry Glenn >[log in to unmask] -- > > > > Larry Glenn [log in to unmask] --