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Is Re quip known for improving walking ability? My walking is terrible; it has deteriorated steadily over the past year & if it continues at the same rate I will be in a wheelchair in 6 months I switched o Mirapex from permax in April & neither has helped my walking at LL . I am falling and more and have had some bad ones. I don't have any tremor or anxiety to speak of. I am seeing my new MDS on 9/15 (Dr. Sage, THANKS to Margaret Tuchman) Does anyone think I should not ask to be put on Requip? Thanks, Bruce Anderson (52,4) PS Keep up the good work, Barb Rager. If sounds like heaven to me! -----Original Message----- From: Rager <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 9:57 PM Subject: Re: Requip dosage? >Yes. I am taking a total of 9 mg. (3mgx3/day)requip. I've been taking it >since perhaps last November. I started slowly and built up. At each new >titration I had nausea, but it passed. I have no side effects whatever. I >find it does not help my hand tremor, but it does give me more gross motor >control. In other words, I can walk well. I don't shuffle. I am also >taking an anti-depressant, and other meds to help me sleep. I am taking >anti-oxidants in the form of 60 mg. of co-enzyme q10 and 1000 mg. of vit. C >and 400 iu of vit. E. I feel really good. The tremor is strong, but it >comes and goes depending on my personal level of anxiety or stress. So I >spend a lot of my day in stress free situations. I am seriously thinking of >cutting back the requip to 6 mg./day in a couple of wks. just to see the >effect. Barb Rager >-----Original Message----- >From: John Testa <[log in to unmask]> >To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 9:12 PM >Subject: Requip dosage? > > >>John and I just went to his neuro. today. He told John to increase his >>dose in one day to 6mg. The neuro has put other patients on requip but >>never this high. So indirectly John's his guinea pig! Is anyone out >>there on a higher dose? If so what dose and any side effects? >>Thanks to all replies. >>Donna Testa cg John 49/3 >>