Re: Body-surfing and Tasmar-cutting :-)

[Judith Richards <judithr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ivan M Suzman wrote:
> Judith, yes,  I am trying to avoid dyskinesias caused by too much
> Tasmar. I am very sensitive to medications.  50 mg of Tasmar is the
> MOST I can tolerate at one time.

I have never read or heard that agonists/comt inhibitors could/should be
cut. I thought the whole idea of taking these drugs was that the
levodopa dosage would not have to be increased and in many instances
could be decreased, thereby avoiding (or at least, lessening) the
dreaded dyskinesias.
        However, being sensitive to medication myself, I can understand that
100mg might be too high a dosage for your system to handle, especially
since one of the side effects of Tasmar is dyskinesia. I was taking only
one pill a day, and it nearly turned me inside out, and yes, I had cut
way back on the Sinemet.
        I have no idea whether body weight factors into this or not.
        I agree that making some of the PD medications in smaller doses would
help many of us. If cutting the Tasmar is working for you, I wish you
continued success. After all, only YOU know how YOUR system reacts to
the drugs and this demon disorder.

Judith
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Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada
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