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Jeff & Joan Heyser wrote:
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> My wife (54/4) is taking a significant amount of medication an increasingly
> more frequent intervals.  Every 1 3/4 hours (one and three quarters hours)
> she takes 1 Sinemet 25/100, 2 Sinemet CR 25/100 and 3/8 or 3/4 mg Mirapex.
> Somewhat less often when she is sleeping.

your wife is taking too much carbidopa. she should be using only 25/250 or
10/100 carbidopa/levodopa tablets.  the CR version should not be used at all
on such a frequent schedule.

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