Hi - The doctor just changed my mother's med schedule and I wanted to run it by you all before I actually started it. My mother is having a difficult time swallowing the first Sinemet CR tab in the morning, so the doctor is ordering a short acting Sinemet to be given one hour before the Sinemet CR (I don't know the dosage yet). That makes sense - but he is also ordering the regular sinemet one hour before all doses of Sinemet CR throughout the day - is this right? He is also refusing a referal to a neurological center because "Parkinson's is Parkinson's". I know that this is wrong, and I feel my mother needs to be evaluated and diagnosed properly. Is there any way I can teach the doctor, or do I need to look for a new doctor again? Thanks much to all of you - Sue cg for Kathryn 85/1 week [log in to unmask]