Re: My Dad was just diagnosed

[Ervin McCarthy <ervinmccarthy@xxxxxxxx>]

Aartje, with 24 years of experience on Sinemet could you please relate the 
progression of dosage of the medication and the length of time on each dosage? 
It seems to speak well for Sinemet.  Thank you
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Aartje Smith 
  To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 10:03 PM
  Subject: Re: My Dad was just diagnosed


    
  Daniel Wachula wrote: 

     My father was diagnosed about a week ago.  He is taking a drug called 
Mirapex.  I guess that this drug is about 2 years old.  He lives in Illinois 
and he needs to be active all the time - he worksout every other day.  My 
question is - does anybody have any information about this drug? and what about 
the drug called levodpa?  I have heard that l-dopa wears off after a few years 
which is why he is taking Mirapex?  Any comments will be great.

  My husband was diagnosed in 1976.  His neuro prescribed Sinemet. We heard 
then that the effect might wear off after about five years.  But after 
twenty-four years the Sinemet is still effective.  The doctor did try Mirapex 
but that gave him hallucinations.  Robert takes 3 Sinemet CR tabs 50/200, and 
two or three Sinemet 25/250 tabs daily. 

  Aartje