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I've had PD for 12 years and am on 6mg Requip/day, along with sinemet. My Dr. told me he has patients taking 20mg/day. Cut the psych meds and leave the requip alone. She may want to ask her Neuro about increasing sinemet dosage. janet paterson wrote: > hi all > > please post any replies to the list > and i will forward them > > janet > > >From: anonymous > >Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 16:10:28 -0400 > >Subject: Requip Reality Check -- Help > >To: [log in to unmask] > > > >Dear list-goddess - > > > >I remember that you've sometimes posted anonymous messages on > >behalf of list-members, and I'm in need of such a service at > >the moment. I want to keep the following message anonymous. > >If you're uncomfortable about this for any reason, please don't > >feel pressured to post it. And thanks in advance. > > > >- A humble supplicant :) > > > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > >Hi Friends - > > > >I'm writing on behalf of a female PWP (now mid-60s diagnosed in her > >early 40's) who started on Requip this summer after a hospitalization > >due to some pretty scary side effects from "over-dopamination" (my > >expression). > > > >Since then her (MDS) neuro's strategy has been to reduce her Sinemet > >intake and rely on Requip to help her make the best use of the reduced > >amount. > > > >She's currently at a care facility where the nursing staff are concerned > >about the amount of Requip she's getting. (She's on 8mg per day.) This > >dose seems in line with everything I read, but the staff seem to think > >she'd do better on less. > > > >The symptoms they worry about (drowsiness, dizzyness, falling) are symptoms > >that in the past seem to have been caused by too much antipsychotic > >medication. During the hospitalization she was titrated up to a pretty > >hefty amount of Zyprexa (17.5 mg per day), and it's been my opinion that > >since the psychiatric symptoms are now under control it would be better > >to CAUTIOUSLY reduce the Zyprexa than to reduce the Requip (since her PD > >symptoms are NOT under control). > > > >So far we have been slowly reducing the Zyprexa with the neuro's blessing > >(she's now down to 10mg per day) and have had a small improvement in the > >PD and the drowsiness, but the staff still seem to think that reducing > >Requip is the way to go. > > > >I'm NOT asking anyone to give medical opinions here (though I know some > >of you are qualified and it's certainly welcome). I AM interested in > >hearing from anyone in the 20-year-past-onset range who's on Requip or > >has tried it. I'm most interested in the dosages you found to be > >effective or excessive, but any experiences or insights are welcome. > > > >Thanks in advance!