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7 patient evaluations for Carbidopa-Levodopa CR

dosage:
400mg daily
time on dosage:
about 1 year
purpose:
Treat Parkinson's
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • Treat Parkinson's
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  • reikihh
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
  • reikihh
  • by reikihh
    Oct 31, 2008
dosage:
100mg daily
time on dosage:
about 2 years
purpose:
Treat Parkinson's
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenModerate
  • Treat Parkinson's
Advice/Tips
Save this medicine for the time when you really need it, i.e. when the more benign dopamine agonists no longer work because it can cause dreadful nausea & syncope. I spent more than 2 years experimenting with the dose to find what would give me the greatest benefit with the least unpleasant side effect.
Specific side-effects
syncope
Burden
I know that use of levodopa results in dyskinesia later on. It is not a health-promoting, neuroprotective drug. However, I take as large a dose of it as I can tolerate in order to be able to work. I will deal with the dyskinesia when it gets here.
Cost
less than $25 monthly
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  • bayside
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
  • bayside
  • by bayside
    Sep 23, 2008
dosage:
Stopped taking
purpose:
Treat Parkinson's
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  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsSevere
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenMajor
  • Treat Parkinson's
Advice/Tips
Don't know why this happened to me - no other allergies -
Specific side-effects
IM ALLERGIC TO IT
Burden
I'm allergic to it.
Cost
$100-199 monthly
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  • CarlHernz
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
  • CarlHernz
  • by CarlHernz
    Sep 23, 2008
dosage:
200mg daily
time on dosage:
about 1 month
purpose:
Treat Parkinson's
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • Treat Parkinson's
Specific side-effects
Vivid dreams
Fatigue
Cost
less than $25 monthly
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