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Taking Carbidopa/Levodopa
418 Patients currently take Carbidopa/Levodopa
40 Patients stopped taking Carbidopa/Levodopa
toolguy34
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: none
Legs: mild
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toolguy34
Sinemet, daily since Jun 20, 2004
Weissguy
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
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Weissguy
Sinemet-25/100, 150 mg daily since Jun 10, 2007
pokie too
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
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pokie too
Sinemet-25/100, 150 mg daily since May 19, 2006

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What are people saying about Carbidopa/Levodopa?

There are 792 posts in our forum about Carbidopa/Levodopa. Join now and see what people are saying.

Brand Names: Apo-Levocarb, Duodopa, Parcopa, Parkidopa, Sinemet, Sinemet-25/100
See also: Carbidopa/Levodopa CR

What is Carbidopa/Levodopa? Levodopa is a dopamine precursor used to treat the movement disorder symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Carbidopa is often included with levodopa-containing drugs (such as Sinemet) in order to boost its efficacy by slowing down the metabolism of dopamine. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Carbidopa/Levodopa

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 325
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 9% 29
Other
Other: 8% 27
Slowness
Slowness: 6% 18
Not indicated
Not indicated: 3% 10
Balance issues
Balance issues: 1% 2
Excess saliva
Excess saliva: 1% 2
Sexual dysfunction
Sexual dysfunction: 1% 2
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 1% 2
Don't know
Don't know: 1% 2
Depression
Depression: 0% 1
Walking difficulty without aid
Walking difficulty without aid: 0% 1

Patient Dosages

0.75 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 0.25 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 3.75 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily 4.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 5.5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 14 mg daily 25 mg daily 25.1 mg daily 30 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 62.5 mg daily 70 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 110 mg daily 115 mg daily 120 mg daily 125 mg daily 137 mg daily 138 mg daily 150 mg daily 165 mg daily 187.5 mg daily 200 mg daily 220 mg daily 225 mg daily 250 mg daily 251 mg daily 275 mg daily 300 mg daily 330 mg daily 350 mg daily 375 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 480 mg daily 500 mg daily 525 mg daily 550 mg daily 600 mg daily 625 mg daily 650 mg daily 660 mg daily 700 mg daily 725 mg daily 750 mg daily 800 mg daily 825 mg daily 850 mg daily 900 mg daily 925 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1050 mg daily 1100 mg daily 1150 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1237.5 mg daily 1300 mg daily 1375 mg daily 1400 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1600 mg daily 1750 mg daily 1800 mg daily 2200 mg daily 2250 mg daily 2400 mg daily 2 tbs. daily 8 tbs. daily 25 tbs. daily 25 mg as needed 100 mg as needed N/A
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How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Carbidopa/Levodopa

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
13
24
35
42
46
153

Why Patients Stopped Taking Carbidopa/Levodopa (multiple reasons could be selected)

Not indicated
Not indicated: 100% 20
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 90% 18
Other
Other: 65% 13
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 40% 8
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 30% 6
Personal research
Personal research: 10% 2
Expense
Expense: 5% 1
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 5% 1

How Long Patients Took Carbidopa/Levodopa Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
4
9
7
15
9
16

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Carbidopa/Levodopa Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 21
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 62% 13
2 stars2 stars
2: 24% 5
1 star
1: 14% 3


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