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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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Sinemet Reviews
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This the generic, cheaper but most effective of the 2 Sinemet trade brands. Works extremely well in appropriate, individualized doses.
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WORKS WITH ME
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Itt still helps wilth the tremors and stiffness. I teke it 4 times a day.
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Works great when it works! I'm going on 5 yrs and have "on/off"fluctuations. I now take low dose hourly with frequent dyskinesia which is better than "off." Protein/large meals/hormonal fluctuations render me dystonic for which I inject Apokyn. But when the moon is just so ;-) I have days when I have hours of "normal."
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sinemet plus worked fine for me but as condition got worse involuntary movements started as drug doses increased.
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cant live without
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Seems to work
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Sinement CR has really helped my balance issues and PD overall.
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works great-i alternate with stalevo
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relieves some symptoms
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Discussions
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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]
