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Check out http://www.sb.com I believe once at 1 mg per day you can pick up the pace. Dr Ira Shoulson advised me to go from 6mg to 12 mg over only 3 days(2-2-2, 4-2-2, 4-4-2, 4-4-4) -----Original Message----- From: DaleS99846 <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, December 05, 1997 12:56 AM Subject: Day 13 requip Diary by Dale Severance >12/3/97 Day 8th thru 12th on requip > >I have been so bad I could not keep up the diary. I have been frozen to the >point I could barely initiate any action. >During this period I titrated up to 1 mg 3x a day and today starts 1mg 3x a >day >I've slept most of the time the last 3-4 days letting the tiredness and >fatigue take its course. My freezing has effected my upper body more than >lower part but both effected. > >I a woke at 4 am a little better than when I went to bed. Too tired to type >more. Have apt. with social security examiner today at least they picked a >good day for me to be a basket case at the time of my examination. >4 am took 1 mg requip, 1 25/100 sinemet , 5 mg of eldepryl >7a am took 1 sinemet >10 am took 1 sinemet started to fell a little less stiff >10:30 had apt with Soc. Sec Psych and I think I convinced him I was not >depressed. I had typed out a list of 35 PD symptoms that I was having trouble >with. Then went down stairs for regular medical exam by Soc. Sec. Apt. doctor. >What an experience. I just could not help but think of Ivan's experience and I >was not paying the freight or traveling the distance he did. >My apt was for 11 am and I sat patiently in the waiting room till noon. At >that point I asked the nurse how much longer it would be and ask to be >rescheduled if it would be much longer. She said I would be next in and very >shortly I was called in to a room for an Ekg. The attendant then left me there >saying strip down to my underpants and the doctor would be right in. It was >cold in the room and the floors were cold. Because I am diabetic it is >important to control when I eat. I started to feel poorly so at 1 PM after >sitting for an hour I got dressed and left the doctors office. There was no >one in the reception area so I just walked out. > >1pm took noon medicines consisting of 1 sinemet and 1mg of requip and 5 mg of >elderpyrl. > >4pm took 1 sinemet > >7:15 took 1 sinemet >8: PM took 1 mg of requip and 1 sinemet in preparation of going to bed. > >Days summary. Felt a lot better than yesterday when I was so stiff. I had >trouble initiating actions all day. Could not bring myself to return calls I >need to make to get ready for support group party next week. I even had >trouble taking calls from my friends wishing me happy birthday. The lack of >initiative really bothers me. The help line in Syracuse refereed me a new PD >referral to the support group and another referral of a PD patient in the >hospital. Just can not get motivated to make the calls back > >Dale Severance