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What is Carbidopa-Levodopa CR?

A controlled release preparation of carbidopa/levodopa formulated to release a lower, smoother dose of medication. It is sometimes taken last thing at night in order to maintain dopamine levels throughout sleep and into the morning.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 7%
Moderate
10 23%
Mild
13 30%
None
18 41%

Most commonly reported side effects

Vivid dreams
13 30%
Fatigue
10 23%
Back pain
7 16%
Nausea
5 11%
Dystonia
4 9%
Hand cramps up like a claw
4 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR. See all 67 dosages ►

  0.5 25mg-100mg as needed 200mg as needed 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 25mg-100mg as needed 25 mg-100 mg daily 25mg as needed 4 x 25 mg-100 mg all the time (24/7) 50mg-200mg as needed 5 25mg-100mg as needed daily 0.75 mg daily 3 daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 other daily 10 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mcg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 10 mg-100 mg daily 25 mg-100 mg daily 50 mg-200 mg daily 111 mg daily 125 mg daily 1.25 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 135 mg daily 150 mg daily 1.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 200 mg daily 2 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 50 mg-200 mg daily 50 mg-200 mg one time 225 mg daily 250 mg daily 1.5 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 300 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 2 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 400 mg daily 4 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 600 mg daily 6 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 700 mg daily 7 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 3 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 7.5 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 4 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 800 mg daily 8 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 1000 mg daily 10 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 5 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 1200 mg daily 6 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 5 x 25 mg-250 mg daily 1375 mg daily 9 x 50 mg-200 mg daily 100 x 25 mg-100 mg daily 50200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 33 Number of Patients: 33 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 11 Number of Patients: 11 31 Number of Patients: 31 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 19 Number of Patients: 19 12 Number of Patients: 12 2 Number of Patients: 2 19 Number of Patients: 19 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 17 Number of Patients: 17 6 Number of Patients: 6 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
19 51% Doctor's advice: 51%
Other
9 24% Other: 24%
Side effects too severe
6 16% Side effects too severe: 16%
Did not seem to work
5 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Personal research
2 5% Personal research: 5%
Not indicated
1 3% Not indicated: 3%

See all 35 patients who’ve stopped taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
5
8
34
39
57

Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
6
7
4
4
10

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
31 70%
Usually
12 27%
Sometimes
1 2%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
4 9%
Somewhat
4 9%
A little
15 34%
Not at all
21 48%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 2%
$100-199
2 5%
$50-99
5 11%
$25-49
1 2%
< $25
25 57%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 23, 2009.