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12 patient evaluations for Comtan

Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Dec 16, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 22, 2012 800 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Jan 27, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 31, 2011 400 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Date
Jul 31, 2011
Advice & Tips
Medicare stopped paying for Comtan when I hit the "gap". The cost would have been over $700.00/month to continue. I had rationed it for the first half of the year, taking 2 each day instead of 4. I will not go back on, even though it helped. It doesn't make sense to go on it if I cannot continue all year. on the plus side, going off Comtan, I lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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  • asb
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    Parkinson's: 10 yrs
    Hoehn-Yahr 2 Type: Parkinson's disease On
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Jun 18, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 16, 2011 800 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Feb 10, 2011 800 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jun 06, 2010 800 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Nov 09, 2009 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Sep 14, 2008 800 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Increased urination, Increased urinary frequency
Date
Jun 16, 2011
Advice & Tips
It's one of a cocktail of four. So not easy to isolate efficacy or side effects.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
Date
Sep 14, 2008
Advice & Tips
Almost immediate improvement against insomnia, but gradual backslide over 2 months. Follow up has been Sinemet CR
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Jan 07, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 25, 2011 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Jun 12, 2001)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 01, 2010 1600 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Date
Jun 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
Hard to swallow
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • StrkL
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    Parkinson's: 10 yrs
    Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinson's disease Off
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: none
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
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Purpose: Wearing off effect (Started Mar 20, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 22, 2010 600 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Urine orange color
Date
May 22, 2010
Advice & Tips
Since going to three doses a day, I frequently have no off time, from about half an hour after I take the medication first thing in the AM, until 8 or 9 at night. Sometimes I"m still on at 10 PM when I go to bed.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: Stiffness/Spasticity (Started Mar 14, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 21, 2010 600 mg Daily ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Mar 23, 2009 400 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Side effects:
Constipation, Constipation
Date
Jan 21, 2010
Advice & Tips
It's a large pill to swallow and gets stuck in my throat often. I take it between meals so I'm not usually eating when I take it.l
Cost
$100-199 monthly
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started Dec 05, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 03, 2010 800 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Drugged feeling
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Purpose: Increase effect of another treatment (Started Aug 05, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 26, 2009 700 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Nausea, Digestive problems
Date
Aug 26, 2009
Advice & Tips
Made me sick, sick, sick. It came down to being sick to my stomach or dealing with the "on/off" of tremors with Sinemet alone. Chose not to be sick all the time.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • Vikings23
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    Parkinson's: 12 yrs
    Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Inherited (genetic) Parkinson's disease On
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
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Purpose: Parkinson's Disease (Started May 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 12, 2009 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Dyskinesia, Digestive problems, Constipation, Constipation
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