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Generic Name: Carbidopa-Levodopa CR

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24 patient evaluations for Carbidopa-Levodopa CR

Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Jun 23, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 26, 2013 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Nov 25, 2012 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: Parkinsonism (Started Jun 06, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 03, 2011 10 x 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Dec 03, 2011
Advice & Tips
I take this medication 5 times a day (2 pills every 4 hours). when I occasionally forgot a dosage, I was well reminded by muscle twitching to the point of discomfort before my next dosage was due.
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Oct 31, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 14, 2011 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Aug 19, 2010 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Mar 15, 2010 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild NeverNeverNeverNeverNever Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Oct 31, 2008 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Feeling faint (presyncope), Myoclonic jerking, Syncope (fainting)
Date
Aug 19, 2010
Advice & Tips
I find it only slightly problematic taking this every morning. I would suffer greatly without it so that is an incentive. I despise taking medicines & have streamlined my medication regimen as much as I dare, but this med is a basic & absolutely necessary one for me.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Oct 31, 2008
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.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Apr 08, 2005)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 18, 2010 6 x 50 mg-200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Nov 17, 2009 50 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Apr 08, 2009 50 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Claw-like cramps in hands, Bad dreams, Vivid dreams
Date
Nov 18, 2010
Advice & Tips
Dosing: I adhere to a STRICT timing schedule - I have a timer alarm on my Blackberry set for 5am, 8am, 11am 2pm, 5pm, 8pm. If I forget or am late taking the dose I'm screwed up for the rest of the day. Without carbidopa-levodopa I am useless - my entire left side is frozen stiff with muscle cramps.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Apr 08, 2009
Advice & Tips
take it exactly on time - use a beeper to remind you
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Wearing off effect (Started Jul 03, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 13, 2010 3 x 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Sep 13, 2010
Advice & Tips
At my Sept 13, 2010 appointment, my neurologist noticed I was having some dyskinesias. So I decided to reduce my dosage of sinemet CR from three per day to one per day. I take two sinemet, plus one Comtan, three times daily. The first dose of the day, I also take one sinemet CR. As of Jan 3, 2011 I usually am on most of the day (starting about half an hour after my first dose), until 7 or 8 PM.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Mar 30, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 26, 2010 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jul 26, 2010
Advice & Tips
good med stpp taking it cause the new neupro patch that i take for a week now replaces the sinemet cr in the night time
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Purposes: Parkinson's Disease and Insomnia (Started Sep 10, 2008)
Date Dosage Parkinson's Disease Perceived effectiveness Insomnia Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 06, 2010 50 mg-200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Nov 09, 2009 50 mg-200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Tremor(s) (Started Dec 03, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 30, 2010   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Dec 27, 2009   Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Dec 22, 2009 1.5 other Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Heart palpitations, Nausea, Dizziness, Dizziness
Date
Apr 30, 2010
Advice & Tips
I do take Motilium 20 minutes prior to taking the Carbilev 25/250. I works well and I have not been nauseous at all as was the case in December when I took only the Carbilev 25/100. Side effects were very bad. Now I feel wonderful - tremors totally under control.
Date
Dec 27, 2009
Advice & Tips
Because of the severe side-effects (nausea, palpitations, dizziness) and the fact that the tremors stayed the same I weaned myself and decided to research all the natural possibilities.
Date
Dec 22, 2009
Advice & Tips
Was taken off Requip XL (edema and sleeping problems). The first week taking Carbilev was terrible, half 3 x pd 25/100. I really felt so blah! Nauseous, heart racing, teary etc. Then I decided to not give up, but go on: 1, and half 2 x. After another week I realised that although there were no side-effects, there was also no difference in the tremors. That was when I decided to go off Carbilev. My neurologist is away on holiday, and I'm trying this by myself. My hubby and kids feel I'm doing the right thing - sure they hope that this will indicate that PD was wrongly diagnosed (of course so do I). But what next - do I share with her (Dr), do I wait and see whether I progress or retrogress. Muscles slightly stiff, right hand and leg tremor not worse and they listen when I "speak" to them.
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Purpose: Sleep problems (Started Mar 15, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 28, 2010 50 mg-200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Apr 28, 2010
Advice & Tips
Did not help me sleep.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Feb 02, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 16, 2010 25 mg-100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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