Re: What works? (For Sharon)

[Sharon Lee <shocl@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Keith for sharing and I wish you continued success with your present
regimen of medications.

Sharon


> From: Keith Ely <Elykeith585@xxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: What works? (For Sharon)
> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:18:44 EDT
>
> Hi Sharon
> I am taking 5 tablets of 25/100 Sinemet daily and 3 doses of Requip daily.
> The side effects of the sinement makes me walk funny so I take a half
> tablet
> about every two hours or so during the day.  I take a whole tablet in the
> morning, and just before I go to bed.  The Requip I take three times daily.
> one in
> the morning, oone at noon and one in the evening.  The thing about Requip
> is
> that it makes me drowsy, sometimes I have a hard time keeping my eyes open,
> especially at work.  It's not so bad if you can keep moving to ward off the
> drowsiness.  This usually lasts about two hours after I take my dose.  I
> don't like
> taking it before I have to drive any distance.  Falling asleep behind the
> wheel could be bad.  I also went to physical therapy and learned to
> exercise my
> right foot and arm.  I exercise these limbs for about a half an hour a day.
>  I
> believe this along with the medication helps.  I just want to let you know,
> I
> do have my bad days that it seems that nothing seems to control the
> tremmors to
> my satisfaction, but I seem to have more good days than I used to.  You
> need
> to find the right dosage and intervals that work for you.  PD effects each
> individual differently.  What works for one dosen't mean that it will work
> for
> you.  As I progress I feel I will have to find the right combination of
> medications and exercise all over again to control my symptoms.
>
> Good Luck,
> Keith
>
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