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Susan, my neuro had me come off at half dose over a 30 day period. Complete elimination takes 60 - 90 days apparently!!!! Good luck david Susan Bennett set PARKINSN REPRO wrote: > > Dear List Members, > I hope I am posting this the right way. > I am new to the list (about a month, now). My dad was recently diagnosed > with PD, after many years of symptoms- these symptoms include Tremor, > freezing, vision/hearing/smelling, some dementia, depression, numbness in > extremities... > His doctor put him on Selegiline last month.10mg ( Ithink) once per day to > start, after 2 weeks it was to be increased to twice daily, but his > confusion worsened, ... he is tired more often, some hallucinations -though > very minor. He loses his balance now, much more than before. > He takes Aricept in the evening- 10mg- because the original diagnosis, > 1 1/2 years ago, was Alzheimer's. > Okay, now that we have that intro reviewed, my questions: > 1.When someone goes off Selegiline, is it necessary to wean? and if so, how > long does it take? > (Because of the holiday weekend we are not able to contact his Neurologist. > This is not an emergency situation, so we do not want to bother contacting > the covering physician.) > 2. Has anyone else had these reactions to Selegiline? > 3. Has anyone taken the combo of Selegiline and Aricept? > Please feel free to Email me direct at: [log in to unmask] > Thankyou, > Susan