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Will A. Kuipers wrote:
>
> Stephen Hubbard wrote:
>
>    <Stephen Hubbard here.
>    <My father, who is 73 (PD for 15yrs) has had to cut back on his dosages of
>    <Sinemet because of hallucinations.  In his case, I think it is becasue he
> has
>    <had to take larter dosages as his responce to the drug has lessened.  There
>    <have been a lot of messages recently regarding the timing of Sinemet and
>    <meals and diet in general. Send me an Email directly if you missed them them
>    <& I will send them to you.  [log in to unmask]
>
> Stephen,
>
> There are several people in our support group, who hav been on Sinemet for more
> than 20 years.
> One even 26 years. All this without hallucinations.
> There are several people in this same group, who have experienced
> hallucinations. Almost all of them used Eldepryl. Cutting back on Eldepryl
> dosage, or eliminating it altogether put a stop to these hallucinations.
> Besides Eldepryl, there are other meds that can cause them.
> With all the evidence I have heard of, it seems wrong to associate
> hallucinations, or bad dreams, with
> Sinemet.
>

Will,I share the same  point of view,however I would like to check this
with all to confirm it for good.

Best wishes,
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