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Re: REQUIP and drowniness
Dear Jeanette, from Peter's experience with Requip I would guess that the
drowsiness, which he also had early on, will decrease as time goes by. I
recall someone on the list mentioned that it decreased with a larger dose.
He was prone to nap long before going on Requip!
Does your neuro plan to reduce your Sinemet? It may be appropriate--ask
about it. Peter has been able to cut back from 1600mg/day to only 900 now,
but that, and the increases in Requip, were done very slowly. Good luck!
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>I have to say REQUIP has improved my mood, my night rest but my concern is
>the EXTREME drowniness I experience right after lunch and after the 1pm
>dose of REQUIP to the point I just have to nap and set the alarm so I can
>take the SINEMETCR @2:oopm. Luckily, I am not teaching this semester so I
>have made sure to be where I can nap, if needed.
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>Jeanette 47/3mos
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Camilla flintepc@xxxxxxxxxx
Oxford,Ohio
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