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Article #151Parkinson's medication problem
From: Herbert Donaldson
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:00
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:00
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I have very early stage Parkinson's Disease. It primarily impacts on my ability to walk up inclines or stairs and to get out of a chair. I am taking Eldepryl with no problems. Initially, I took Amantadine for the symptoms and it relieved my symptoms, but soon lost its effectiveness. I have now been taking Sinemet for several months. First I was on a dose of 10/100 three times a day. I could not tolerate that at all and felt constantly nauseous. Then I went to 50/200, which I have tolerated better, but I still have problems with it. (Also briefly tried 25/250, which was worse.) I need to take Mylanta and Zantac several times a day in order to reduce feelings of nausea. I now take Sinemet once a day after lunch. I still have some nausea from it and taking it once a day is not sufficient for helping the Parkinson's symptoms, but I am reluctant to take it more often due to a chance of increased nausea. Does anybody have any ideas about what I can try? Another medication to relieve Parkinson's symptoms? Another way of taking the Sinemet? A different dosage? I would really appreciate any help with this, since I am feeling very discouraged. Thank you. Herbert Donaldson
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 105b48,b24ccc7055543429,start X-Google-Attributes: gid105b48,public X-Google-Thread: f4552,b24ccc7055543429,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf4552,public X-Google-Thread: 1162c2,b24ccc7055543429,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1162c2,public X-Google-Thread: 1045ed,b24ccc7055543429,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1045ed,public X-Google-Thread: 10583f,b24ccc7055543429,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10583f,public From: Herbert Donaldson <HerbertDonaldson@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Parkinson's medication problem Date: 1997/03/30 Message-ID: <333E27C6.4C2A@worldnet.att.net> X-Deja-AN: 229409692 Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Reply-To: HerbertDonaldson@worldnet.att.net Newsgroups: sci.med.pharmacy,sci.med,misc.health.alternative,sci.med.nursing,bionet.neuroscience