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Leo Fuhr wrote on 4th April > I have to say REQUIP has improved my mood, my night rest but my concern > is > the EXTREME drowniness I experience right after lunch and after the 1pm > dose of REQUIP to the point I just have to nap and set the alarm so I > can > take the SINEMETCR @2:oopm. Luckily, I am not teaching this semester > so I > have made sure to be where I can nap, if needed. > > However, I am to start my prescription of REQUIP of 1.00mg 3 times a day > starting tomorrow(2/5/98) with no reduction prescribed in SINEMET CR > until > I see neuro on 2/16/98. Should I try to call my neuro......the nurse > line > takes a message and I can't talk to a real person, or is this just par > for > a neewby who is trying to get drug dosages in line with her own bodies' > needs. I have been on REQUIP for nearly five months, starting with the large packet of 0.25mg tablets building up to 1mg three times a day. My only other medicine is benzhexol (now 5mg twice a day). For the past two months I have trying 3mg tablets three times a day. The increase from the 1 mg dose to 3 mg has eased my rigidly and my Dr wanted to increase further. But like Leo I do find that the nausea is worse and has to be managed by taking tablets with or after some food. But the most embarrassing side effect is to be in a meeting at work with an uncontrollable yawn. Still never mind :--)) yet another minor side effect of the myriad of chemicals we put into our bodies. Best wishes Bob Hills (46/6) Leeds, England bobhills @bobhills.cix.co.uk