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Patients

Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR
171 Patients currently take Carbidopa-Levodopa CR
15 Patients stopped taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR
tchrterri Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile tchrterri 200mg daily since Apr 02, 2007
sfight123 Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile sfight123 4mg daily since Sep 19, 2006
Electra88 Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile Electra88 Sinemet CR, 25mg daily since Apr 15, 1992

Brand Names: Half Sinemet CR, Sinemet CR, Sinemet Plus, Syndopa CR

What is Carbidopa-Levodopa CR? A controlled release preparation of carbidopa/levodopa formulated to release a lower, smoother dose of medication. It is sometimes taken last thing at night in order to maintain dopamine levels throughout sleep and into the morning.

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Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

186 patients in the community are taking or have taken Carbidopa-Levodopa CR.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Treat Parkinson's	144	82%
Stiffness/spasticity	15	8%
Other	7	4%
Slowness	4	2%
Memory problems	1	<1%
Restless Leg Syndrome	1	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	<1%
disease-related symptoms	1	<1%
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	1	<1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR.

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0 mg day	0 mg none	0.75 mg day	1 mg day	50 mg month	3 mg day	3 day	4 mg day	4.5 mg day	5 mg day	6 mg day	6 other day	10 mg day	12 mg day	25 mg day	30 mg day	50 mg day	75 mg day	80 mg day	100 mg day	111 mg day	125 mg day	135 mg day	150 mg day	200 mg day	200 mg none	225 mg day	250 mg day	300 mg day	400 mg day	450 mg day	500 mg day	600 mg day	700 mg day	800 mg day	1000 mg day	1200 mg day	1250 mg day	1375 mg day
15	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	13	1	13	9	1	10	1	3	1	9	19	1	3	2	6	7	1	2	9	2	7	4	3	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR or how long patients were taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR before stopping.

Currently taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
6	8	12	19	24	52

Stopped taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	2	3	2	0	6

Why Patients Stopped Taking Carbidopa-Levodopa CR (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	9	60%
Side effects too severe	3	20%
Other	3	20%
Did not seem to work	1	7%
Not indicated	1	7%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	71%	5
Moderate	14%	1
None	14%	1

Treat Parkinson's

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	14%	1
Moderate	29%	2
Mild	0%	0
None	57%	4

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, Back pain, Vivid dreams

Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 7)

Marshview

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: moderate

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by Marshview
Mar 31, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsModerate

Treat Parkinson's

Advice/Tips: I was placed on this medicine to confirm my diagnosis of PD. I felt immediate results. However, the meds had to be taken at exactly the moment it was due. If I was just a bit late, I could tell the symptoms come back. It would be several hours before I returned to my former self.