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Hi Charlie: Best advice yet: "I suggest that you do what works best for you for whatever reason." Carole --- "Charles T. Meyer, M.D." <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ron and (I think Janet also responded). And Ivan. > > In the data presented on the website I could find no > credible data which > counters the assertion that I have made (as has the > manufacturer). The > matrix will dissolve related to the surface area of > the pill that is exposed > . That does not say that there isn't an advantage > to doing it because by > delaying the timed release at all you naturally > prolong the higher blood > level. Chewing the pill or allowing it to dissolve > totally before it is > ingested would almost totally cancel out the delay > effect but one can get > an immediate effect and then delay some of the > effect by breaking the > tablets. I suggest that you do what works for you > for whatever reason. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ronald F. Vetter <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: Please Help! Meds] > > > > P&B Fahr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Ivan, > > Isn't using 1/2 a Sinemet and 1/2 a CR equal to > taking 1 > > Sinemet since breaking a Sinemet CR destroys its > > timed-release feature and it effectively becomes > plain > > Sinemet? > > > > the statement that breaking CR Sinemet of either > size into halves > > changes the slow dissolving is absolutely NOT > true. > > > > read or download > > http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter/levodopa.pdf > > > > > > Ron Vetter 1936, '84 PD dz > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com