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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 | 359 |
96% |
| Dystonia | 4 |
50% |
| Restless Legs Syndrome | 4 |
100% |
| Chronic Pain | 3 |
100% |
| Migraine Headaches | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 95% (386
Members)
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Sinemet Reviews
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Night time cr
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Seems to take care of symptoms
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working okay
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this has always worked for me, but they are trying to reduce this to stop the jerking
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Works well. 2x(25/100) every 3 hours. 'off time" if I forget is not pleasant! Takes an hour to get back.
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ok side effects
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a must to survive
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Now taking Stalevo
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Works but not sure how well
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works god
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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]
