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Taking Selegiline
84 Patients currently take Selegiline
31 Patients stopped taking Selegiline
Altair
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
Altair
10 mg daily since Oct 12, 2007
hap46st
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: none
Legs: mild
hap46st
daily since May 01, 2005
ukelady
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
ukelady
Zelapar, 2.5 mg daily since Apr 24, 2008

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Brand Names: Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar

What is Selegiline? Selegiline is a MAO-B inhibitor which slows the breakdown of l-dopa. Used in combination with l-dopa containing drugs such as Sinemet it can improve their efficacy. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Selegiline

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 64
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 8% 5
Other
Other: 5% 3
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 5% 3
Not indicated
Not indicated: 5% 3
Dry mouth (xerostomia)
Dry mouth (xerostomia): 2% 1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 2% 1
Fatigue
Fatigue: 2% 1
Hand tremor
Hand tremor: 2% 1
Slowness
Slowness: 2% 1
Don't know
Don't know: 2% 1

Patient Dosages

0.1 mg daily 0.5 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 1.25 mg daily 2.25 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 9 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 125 mg daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 30 Number of Patients: 30 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Selegiline

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
7
12
11
15
21

Why Patients Stopped Taking Selegiline (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 12
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 67% 8
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 67% 8
Other
Other: 67% 8
Personal research
Personal research: 50% 6
Not indicated
Not indicated: 33% 4
Expense
Expense: 25% 3
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 8% 1

How Long Patients Took Selegiline Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
9
3
2
5
9
12

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Selegiline Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 75% 3
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 75% 3
2 stars2 stars
2: 50% 2
1 star
1: 100% 4


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