Sinemet history
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5-6 years ago, she started parkinson treatment as 3 per day 25/100 sinemet. Half year ago, her motion slows down, drooling a lot. Sinemet was increased to 3 per day 25/250. it really helped at first. 2 months later, dyskinesia occurred in tongue/jaw, drooling returned. Sinemet dosage then was decreased to 2 per day 25/250 (9am, 2pm), Requip 0.125 (9pm). Dyskinesia improved. 1.5 month ago, teeth grinding started day and night.
My father has had RLS for years and taking Sinemet to control it. Lately he has been acting differently almost like he has no control over his arms, mouth and legs. Can taking Sinemet for a long period of time cause Parkinson or similar disorders?
I am also posting this in the Neuro forum, due to my medical history. Hope someone can offer insight, my thanks in advance :)
Have had following symptoms,increasing frequency since 11/05. Background: Brain surgery meningioma 5/05. 09/05 diagnosed Hashimotos Hypothyroid. Synthroid .137 Diagnosed RLS 10/07 by neurologist. Besides known night rls symptoms had morning symptoms. Awakened suddenly early AM startled, stressed,wired/ tired,sense of dread,jumping out of skin,adrenaline rush.
I hated that because it worked so well. This as of April 28th. Was started on Sinemet. Was told this does not work as well as Requip, but was less likely to have same side effects. Said he could add darvocet if necesary.Also take ativan 1mg 3 x daily since brain surgery, and 1-2 at night for help with sleep. Every other sleep aid made morning "miseries"symptoms worse. Tapered Requip withdrawal while adding Sinemet. Right now taking 1/2 afternoon and 1 at night.
I started taking Sinemet about 3 months ago and my blood sugar levels, insulin resistance are all over the map. In the morning I fight to get my BSs down and now, in the afternoon, I often have BS crashes into severe hypo territory. I've been to the emergency twice these past two weeks - a week ago Friday with hyper, ketones and this last Friday with a severe hypo with 5 units still active!!!
My doctor prescribed Sinemet (generic name: carbadopa/levo) 25/100mg each night, and I no longer have restless legs. I've been taking it for about 4 years now, and as far as I know, I don't have any negative side effects from it. (I know you said you prefer to balance yourself without pharmaceuticals, but if you don't find a way to do that, the Sinemet really works for me.) Sleep is SO important.
I too have been on both of these meds and have had similar issues. Have you been on Sinemet yet? Requip and Mirapex are dopamine agonists, but Sinemet is a dopamine replacement and is best reserved for when the agonists no longer work.
SinemetCR worked for me for a few years before the side effects outweighed the decreasing benefits. It's more complicated to optimize it's effectiveness, as one is best served to consider the timing, volume and content of their meals.
I've been dealing with horrible spasticity since April and has gotten worse. I don't sleep much anymore at night and I work full time. My MRI shows no changes (minimal) and thoracic spine has no lesions. I've tried so many medications including sativex. I'm so tired and done with it all. I've also tried amitripyline, carbonmezipine, sinemet, quinine, nabilone and nothing. Please help....
t know if it is from the meds... as far as the meds. Sinemet and I just quit Nuepro...
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I’m not taking any medication from beginning of January (I suspended Sinemet and Amantadine, as recommended by my neurologist due no visible effects on my condition).
I have been on courses of prendisone for a repetitive chest infection for the past 12 months and I am still using a steroid inhaler. I am also on sinemet 500 for my Parkinsons condition. What could be the cause of the sudden increase in heart size. I am 72 years young.
I'd be concerned about the Sinemet because that eventually does cause tardive dyskinesia. I'm assuming what you have is a temporary movement disorder such as akathesia. There are a fair amount of side effect pills that won't worsen it. Inderal and Atenolol are particular good for tremors. Atenolol is the most tolerable of the two as I and other people have found.
His nails are short and kept trimmed. He is on Coreg,Lantus,vit c,multivits and zinc. As well as synthroid and sinemet. We would love to help alleviate this itching sensation and protect his skin. any suggestions.
About 1 1/2 years ago I started taking 25/100 Sinemet 3 times/day. I am now taking 25/250 Sinemet 3 times/day plus 25 mg. additional carbidopa for the nausea I was having from the increase in the Sinemet. My neurologist also started me on .5 mg. of Azilect about a year ago. I am now taking 1 mg. of Azilect daily. All considered, I am still doing quite well and my symptoms appear to only be affecting one side so far. I exercise religiously every morning and still work full time.
In 2001, following a sleep study, I was found to have restless leg syndrom and prescribed Sinemet for the symptoms. Over the years the symptoms increased, and I now have severe lower back and neck pain, joint pain (especially knees) and my RLS has become more pronounced. I now have the symptoms beginning much earlier in the day, so have had to increase the use of Sinemet.
Has your neurologist attempted treatment with a variety of medications, which should at least include sinemet and anticholingergic medications such as trihexyphenydil (Artane)? Baclofen and muscle relaxants such as clonazepam are also often tried before considering surgery.
I am just being curious here but has any one in recorded history ever gotten HIV from "fingering" or a handjob. It just seems that a lot of us have been exposed to this level. Around the hand most people have little scrapes or loose skin generally due to the norms of life either as part of what we do at work or through normal everyday household chores and thsu the concern for most of us. Would anybody on this forum know or have heard of transmission via these exual activities.
I have had no family history of pych. or neurology problems and consider myself fairly healthy besides high blood presure that is controlled with clonidine .1mg 3 times a day.My local Dr.s have tried several differant meds. some made me worse some did nothing.The only thing that has worked is carbidopa/levo which I am on at this time it slows it down and at first it would stop it but now just slows it quit a bit.Mylocal Dr.s do not think it is pych.
m currently taking Sinemet with good results helping with tremors, stiffness and mobility.
ok my mom is 63,blind from methol alchohl poisoning and has bazil ganglia rigidity(parkinsons-like) and she is on baclofen,lisinipril,amlodipine,sinemet,and metoprolol succ and she was on zocor. she went into the hospital on dec.29th with stiffness and unable to move. she had a hedache and her head was spinning. the hospital said it was a med reaction and that her UTI was causing her medicines not to work. they treated the UTI and after five days sent her home.
I just found out last week that I'm pregnant and I have a Dr. Appointment Monday. On the card it says the appointment is for ob history.
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