Jul 15, 2017 (Started Sep 15, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Medication management)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for falls)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for lethargic in the evening)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 PATCH Daily
Advice & Tips: When my physician switched me to RYTARY from carbidopa-levodopa in July 2017 I began experiencing excessive movements, imbalance and falls. I fell more in the four months after I began taking Rytary and using the neupro patch than I had in the four previous years. I left off the patch for a week and the excessive movements and imbalance symptoms gradually faded, but the wearing off returned. I then experimented and cut the patch in half and then into quarters which seemed to be the right dosage. Make sure that your medical prescribers consider factors such as how much your weight size and age when changing your medications. I don’t think this was considered in my case. I’m a 70 year old woman, 5’1” and weigh 125 lbs. Consideration of these factors should have been given before I was told to continue on as usual with the Neupro patch. Drug interaction is a primary problem with medications
Cost: $50-99 monthly

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