Dear Dale, I`m glad hearing you feel better (so do I with Tasmar) I cross my fingers for you. Best wishes Sonia ---------- > Fra: DaleS99846 <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: 12/5/97 Day 14 Requip diary by DALE sEVERANCE > Dato: 7. december 1997 09:52 > > Day 14 requip 12/5/97 > > 5 AM awoke & took 1.25 mg of requip, 25/100 sinemet and 5mg of elderpyrl > I woke up on which lasted till 7:15 AM and went suddenly off > > 8 AM took 1 sinemet still off > > 11 AM apt. with Dr. Perez He decided I was not getting enough REquip so we > decided to increase from 1.25 mg 3x a day to 2 mg 3x per day. And every two > days increase the dosage by .50 3x a day. > > The doctor also noted an irregular heart beat and scheduled me for EKG and > echo cardiogram on Monday. > > 12: AM took 2 mg of requip and sinemet 25/100 and 5mg of elderptyl > > 3 PM 1 25/100 sinemet > 6 PM 1 25/100 sinemet > 9 PM 1 sinemet and 2.00 mg of requip > > Days summary. My periods of on our increasing. I am taking sinemet 25/100 > every three hours it takes a hour for the sinemet to kick in and turn Me on.( > What a phrase.... it use to be inna tiney poka dot bikinis) I have then had > 1 to 1 ¼ hours of on and off for the last 45 minutes of the dose. > > In retospect I felt super as I start the requip and then everything > collapsed. I feel that occurred because it took a few days for the Parlodel to > work out of my system and for those few days I was getting a boost from > parlodel and requip. The requip did not come on line fast enough to replace > parlodel. > > Beginning to feel better. > Severance > Manlius, NY