Selegiline Treatment Report
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| 84 Patients currently take Selegiline | |
| 31 Patients stopped taking Selegiline | |
Altair
10 mg daily since Oct 12, 2007 | |
hap46st
daily since May 01, 2005 | |
ukelady
Zelapar, 2.5 mg daily since Apr 24, 2008 |
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.
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What we've learned
Why Patients Take Selegiline
| slow my disease's progress | |
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| Stiffness/spasticity | |
| Other | |
| Disease-related symptoms | |
| Not indicated | |
| Dry mouth (xerostomia) | |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | |
| Fatigue | |
| Hand tremor | |
| Slowness | |
| Don't know |
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 | ||
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14
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10
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16
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1
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30
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2
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2
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1
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10
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How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Selegiline
Why Patients Stopped Taking Selegiline (multiple reasons could be selected)
| Did not seem to work | |
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| Doctor's advice | |
| Side effects too severe | |
| Other | |
| Personal research | |
| Not indicated | |
| Expense | |
| Course of treatment ended |
How Long Patients Took Selegiline Before Stopping
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