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Ron-- good luck with Requip! You are starting slowly, as Peter did, and we have had no significant problems. In fact, there have been several times when he realized he had been 1 or 2 hours LATE with the next Sinemet, and had hardly noticed it! We are very pleased--so far. He now takes ( 0.25mg) 10 a day.and has reduced Sinemet to 900mg daily, from 1600mg! Take care, and remember, the tortoise won the race! >Well, I've decided to join the club and give Requip a try. My only PD >medication now is Eldepryl. > >I left my neuro's office with about four pounds of samples (.25 mg) with >those damn plastic pill strips hanging out everywhere. Did the >manufacturer ever think that plastic pill strips is the worst way to >deliver medication to a PWP. I fight that thing everytime. > >My neuro believes in slow and easy. I'm starting 1 pill/day the first >week, 2 pills the second, three the third. On the fourth week I will be up >to 6 pills/day which amounts to a whopping 1.5 mg. He says that young >PWPs need far less than the older types. He believes that I will probably >settle in around 2 mg/day (also my symptoms are still rather mild). He is >so confident, that he suggested that I order a 90 day supply of the .25 mg >pills which comes to 812. That would be a mighty big package. I'm holding >off until I find my equillibrium point. > >Slight nausea, lightheadedness and mild lack of mental focus immediately >after the pill are my only symptoms thus far. Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 79/8 Oxford, OH [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ask me about the CARE list for* * Parkinson's caregivers ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *