 |
 |
Maybe ---------- > From: William Heitman <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: pallidotomy success > Date: Monday, May 24, 1999 11:42 AM > > In a message dated 5/22/99 6:05:34 PM Central Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > << Today we decided to give her Sinemet every > 2.5 hours so that she can eat a little bit more during her meals. She did > not do as well as the previous two days but she is still much better than > before the surgery. We will probably go back to dosing every 2 hours. > > As for any other medications. She is taking Elavil 30 minutes before bed > and Restoril right before going to sleep. A few weeks ago she tried a very > low dose of Permax but she nearly passed out. We are going to wait for her > to recover from the surgery and gain a little more weight before trying the > Permax, again. >> > > Teresa, > I don't know this to be true, but it seems to work for me (usually-nothing > ever works well constantly with this stupid disease).: > > 1 Because of the reaction you mentioned before, I think I would suggest > Mirapex to the neuro. It doesn't act like an ergot. > > 2. Try a little protein in her diet during the day. While it still reduces > the power and duration of Sinemet, I have found it useful in smoothing out > the peaks and valleys. The proper time to try it is about 45 minutes after > the last (previous) Sinemet dose. > > > Because I too am often hungry, I have to use care to not go overboard. > However, working up slowly, I have discovered I can get away with the > occasional daytime big Mac. > > > Regards, > WHH 55/38/37 > > PS: My last palli was in '94