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Hi Sonia of Denmark, Wonderful to hear from you again! My neuro told me on the phone yesterday that because he agrees to allow us to CUT the Tasmar pills, and take a small amount at the beginning, either 25 mg or 50 mg, we can slowly titrate upwards while slowly diminishing our Sinemet or generic carbidopa/levodopa pills. So we are on low, carefully watched doses. My total of 225 to 250 mg per day seems optimal for me, and my Sinemet has dropped from 1500 to 900 mg.. I think that the Tasmar is only dangerous if prescribed in too-large doses like 200 mg each. This might cause diarrhea and liver overloading. But that's just a feeling I have, not a scientific statement! Ivan :-) ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 37 deg. F :-) ******************************************************************** On Sun, 29 Nov 1998 07:02:39 +0100 sonia nielsen <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Hello Abi, >In Denmark we are ordered to take COMTES (Entecapone??) instead of >Tasmar, >this drog should NOT damage our liver. I don`t know if it`s available >in >other countries. >Kind regards >Sonia N >Denmark > > >NEVER GIVE UP >-----Original Message----- >From: Abi Murthy <[log in to unmask]> >To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN ><[log in to unmask]> >Date: 25. november 1998 19:48 >Subject: Tasmar replacement? > > >>Due to the recent Tasmar news, Dad's neuro has decided >>to take him off Tasmar, over th enext couple of months. >>Is there something else he could try in replacement? >> >>Dad did not tolerate SInemet CR and is on Duodopa (110mg) >>three times a day. He takes 100mg tasmar with the Duodopa >>in the morning and 50 mg in the afternoon and no Tasmar >>at night. >> >>abi (Dad, 73, 4) >