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have been lurking too long. Camilla's message could not be ignored. Lil,is62 dx 85 was on many drugs but in last6 yrs on sinemet. for last 3 yrs , 6 am 9 am 12 pm 3 pm 6 pm , onec/r 200/50 and 1/2 100/25. 9 pm 12 am one 200/50c/r. in last9 mo. not as effective so Sept. 27 started on requip. 1650 mgs sinemet daily. First 2 weeks one .25 Requip 6 am , 12 pm, 6 pm. Reduced Sinemet by 200mg's- 250 mg's per day. Result reduced a.m. leg tremer, clearer speech and spasmodic return of handwriting to preparkinsons form. We were exited! Third and Forth week two .25 at same times as above.Please not;this is half of manu,s recommended titration speed. Results not as favorable. Could not reduce sinemet more than a further 100 mg's without increasing off periods. Hallucinations increased some but hard to tell if more than on sinemet before Requip was started. Still happy with improvement. Fifth and sixth week three .25 at 6am, 12pm, 6pm. No noticeable decrease of sinemet possible. Hallucinations increased noticeable so we informed Dr. [g p] Reduced Requip to two .25 three times a day,after being on three .25 for only 6 days. hallucinations did not slow down in 6 days, so with the blessing of the Dr. reduced the Requip schedule to one .25 four times daily 6 am 12 pm 6 pm and 12 am. The reason for the 12 am requip is to stop the 6 am leg tremor and it is working .[so far] We are into the reduced schedule two days and the hallucinations are starting to slow. Can you imagine, all this, just to tell Camilla, that she and Peter are doing the right thing. Hank, cg for Lillian. <[log in to unmask]> The worlds Fishing Capital. May God Bless.