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Re: Mirapex alone?
--------------2A88805C16BD697AD31C4F0C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all , Zunin wrote: > In response to Ervin's query: I am 62 and have had PD for three > years. So far it has been well-controlled with Eldepryl (Seligiline), > Symmetrel (Amantadine) and Mirapex. Each case of PD is different, but > in the last couple of years many specialists in Parkinsons have begun > using dopamine agonists like Mirapex as the first approach to early > PD, especially in people under sixty. This is because Sinemet, long > the gold standard, often seems to carry with it problematic side > effects after 3-5 years. Delaying its use, therefore, by using other > medications, delays those potential side effects. Just yesterday I > attended a lecture by a leading West Coast Parkinsons' specialist. > She strongly supported the approach described above, but said that > unfortunately, many neurologists throughout the U.S. still prescribe > Sinemet as the first Parkinsons medication -- no matter what the > circumstance. This seems to me to be still a controversial issue . Perhaps Brian (from UK) that is a long time user of Sinemet ( Madopar ) can give us his view about it . Regards , +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | joaocarv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+ --------------2A88805C16BD697AD31C4F0C Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> --------------2A88805C16BD697AD31C4F0C--
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