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I'm going to try and make this direct and to the point for all our =
sakes. Mom is going to the neurologist again Monday and I have some =
questions for ya'll. :) (And I'm from the west coast) :)
Mom's meds are as follows (approx.. times): 7 AM - Carbodopa/Levadopa =
(C/L) =3D one 25/250 11 AM - C/L 1/2 of 25/250 and 1/2 of 10/100 =
3 PM - C/L 1/2 of 25/250 and 1/2 of 10/100 =20
Up until 2 weeks ago, she was also taking 25 mg. Seroquel 3X daily. It =
was originally prescribed to help with hallucinations when trying Tasmar =
(a terrible med. for Mom, by the way) but surprisingly acted as an =
excellent agonist. However, it has increasingly made her a lethargic =
robot and less able to think. So, I cut her down to 1/2 a pill 3X a day =
which was better but not good enough. Now, she's only taking 1/2 around =
4 pm IF she needs it for tremor (usually does). The rest of the day the =
tremor is controlled although she does usually need her Sinnemet about =
an hour earlier than above. Anymore Sinnemet and she into dyskenisia =
(sp?) (Mom and I call it the "willys"). =20
NOW for the question: We need suggestions for an agonist that will help =
keep her as alert as possible without causing hallucinations. I've been =
lurking long enough now to know we should cut down on Sinnemet when =
adding an agonist (that was never done before). I even talked to her =
doctor yesterday regarding cutting it back but she disagreed, saying it =
depends on what stage of the disease your in whether or not you cut it =
back. But I will anyway if she starts hallucinating like she always has =
before. She has not tried an agonist for about 5 years because of the =
side effects they caused before. Thank you for your considerations. =
You are all so knowledgeable and I just started CG Mom in March. I have =
a lot to learn yet.
Sharon Starr Florence, AZ [log in to unmask]
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size=3D3>I'm going to try and make this direct and to the point for all =
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sakes. Mom is going to the neurologist again Monday and I have =
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questions for ya'll. :) (And I'm =
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west coast) :)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face=3DArial size=3D3>Mom's meds are as follows (approx.. =
times): <U>7=20
AM - Carbodopa/Levadopa (C/L) =3D one=20
25/250</U> <U>11 AM - C/L 1/2 =
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25/</U><U>250 and</U><U> 1/2 of =
10/100</U> =20
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10/100</U> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D3>Up until 2 weeks ago, she was also taking 25 mg. Seroquel 3X =
daily. =20
It was originally prescribed to help with hallucinations when trying =
Tasmar (a=20
terrible med. for Mom, by the way) but surprisingly acted as an =
excellent=20
agonist. However, it has increasingly made her a lethargic robot =
and less=20
able to think. So, I cut her down to 1/2 a pill 3X a day which was =
better=20
but not good enough. Now, she's only taking 1/2 around 4 pm IF she =
needs=20
it for tremor (usually does). The rest of the day the tremor is =
controlled=20
although she does usually need her Sinnemet about an hour earlier than=20
above. Anymore Sinnemet and she into dyskenisia (sp?) (Mom and I =
call it=20
the "willys"). </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D3><U>NOW for the question</U>: We need suggestions for an =
agonist=20
that will help keep her as alert as possible without causing=20
hallucinations. I've been lurking long enough now to know we =
should cut=20
down on Sinnemet when adding an agonist (that was never done =
before). I=20
even talked to her doctor yesterday regarding cutting it back but she =
disagreed,=20
saying it depends on what stage of the disease your in whether or not =
you cut it=20
back. But I will anyway if she starts hallucinating like she =
always has=20
before. She has not tried an agonist for about 5 years because of =
the side=20
effects they caused before. Thank you for your =
considerations. You=20
are all so knowledgeable and I just started CG Mom in March. I =
have a lot=20
to learn yet.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><FONT =
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AZ <A=20
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