Purposes:Parkinson's Disease and Increase effect of another treatment(Started Jul 02, 2007)
Date
Dosage
Parkinson's Disease
Perceived effectiveness
Increase effect of another treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Nov 20, 2012
Moderate
Moderate
Severe
Always
A little
Oct 06, 2012
1 mg
Daily
Slight
Moderate
Severe
Always
Not at all
Date
Nov 20, 2012
Advice & Tips
Reaction with other medicines caused serotonin syndrome, multiple system atrophy
Date
Oct 06, 2012
Advice & Tips
This medication reacted with another medication and food I ate causing Serotonin Toxicity Syndrome putting me in the hospital for 3 day. This reaction is often fatal.
If your neck starts to get stiff or you get a clunking sound in your neck, stop taking it immediately and consult your doctor. Also, a neck and shoulder massage may be beneficial.
The MOST important advice, is that Azilect has some undesirable raections with certain other meds, including, so I am told, certain commonly used anesthetics.
The problem I had with it was not that one. My problem was a severe skin reaction. How severe was it? The sores looked just like fire ant bites! Dozens of them!