hi all
At 02:21 1999/04/20 EDT, john wrote:
>Hi thanks for the response everyone
>it's 2:15 am
>I've been up for an hour no sleep again tonight.
>neurologist started me on sinemet 10-100 three times/day last Fri
>He decreased dosage to 1/2 pill 3X to ? reduce side effects
>I'm 55 symptoms for 4-5 years
>john
the lower dose sounds better
the higher dose would have done me in as a starting point
as a newby parkie, [!]
you need to be careful to take sinemet with meals
so as to minimize the potential gastric upset
i was put on 1/2 tab sinemet 110 3x a day for a week
and then it was increased by a 1/2 tab to 4x a day for a week
low and slow titration, the neuro called it
i was lucky to have found him
i found that psychosocial article
it's on its way to everyone
janet
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