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(also known as Parcopa, Atamet)
The combination of carbidopa and levodopa is used to treat Parkinson's disease and Dopa-Responsive Dystonia (DRD). This combination is sold under several brand names, including Sinemet, Parcopa, and Atamet. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Parkinson's Disease | 358 |
96% |
| Dystonia | 4 |
50% |
| Restless Legs Syndrome | 4 |
100% |
| Chronic Pain | 3 |
100% |
| Migraine Headaches | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 95% (385
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find Sinemet helpful
Sinemet Reviews
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Very effective. no side effects
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Mom has taken it almost for a year. Her doctor think that it helps but less than usually does compare to other patient. We are starting now to add Azilect. We don't know yet how she will react that is why I signed up to this support group to see what other people have experience.
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I started taking Sinemet CR 200/50 3xdaily approx. 2 yrs. after diagnosis. It made a dramatic difference and controlled my symptoms well. After 4-5 yrs. of taking med , I developed bothersome to severe dyskinesia. I felt that the dyskinesia was harder to put up with than untreated PD. Thankfully, I was referred to a mobility clinic and was privileged to have a top notch neurologist who fine tuned my meds. I now take Sinemet CR 100/25 (one and a half tabs 6x daily} This controls symptoms.
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helped alot with my neck and right now I think it's still working things out.
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has helped with fluid movement and also with voice expression but my mother reports that it slows her down by the end of the day's dosage of CR Sinemet
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also helping
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working great
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I take 3 25/100 pills a day and sinemet CR I take 3 50/250 per day
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did not work...fainting spell
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ddbupper, With any neurological med, it's best to start out at a low dose and titrate up (slowly increase the dosage). Tremors are exacerbated... [More] -
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Ya, that is too bad the Azilect did not work for him. We used seligilene (another MAO inhibitor, but more primitive) with my mom, which enabled us to... [More] -
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My wife started out with the slow release like 3 times per day. I guess this was for convenience. Of course after awhile agonists were added so the s... [More] -
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Thank you for writing. At what dosage did your tremors decrease or perhaps cease? [More] -
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i started 1 1/2 25/100 3 times a day. then 1 1/2 4 times a day. i am now taking 1 6 times, as dystonia has set in. i just started requipxl 2 mg 4... [More]
