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Hi can anyone tell me when introducing new meds how long before i feel better ?

Thanks

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partypants

Give it a few weeks Joe. I started taking madopar 62.5mg about 4 weeks ago. It took about 2 weeks before my balance started to improve and I was really impatient for results. It seems to be a cumulative effect so every day is better.

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joe45 in reply topartypants

Hi partypants ,

Thanks for reply ,

I have been on madopar before but this is a change over from dispersble madopar to capsules , what do u have capsules ?

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partypants in reply tojoe45

Yes capsules. I've not tried the dispersible madopar.

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How long do they take to kick in ?

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joe45 in reply tojoe45

Hi

Party pants

How long do yr capsules take to kick in ?

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joe45 in reply topartypants

Hi party pants how's things. With yr meds ?

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partypants in reply tojoe45

Hi joe41,

sorry for not replying earlier. Meds seem to be working okay. I can't tell how long before they kick-in though. It's still early days for me and overall my balance is still improving although I still have good and bad days so not sure what's going on there.

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joe45 in reply topartypants

Hi party pants oh ok no worries just wondered to see if mine took the same time , that's what I need improving balance and gotta strengthen myself

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michaela13

Joe how are you doing?

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joe45 in reply tomichaela13

Hi micheala

How's it going ?

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michaela13 in reply tojoe45

Pretty good. Still waiting to see the new neurologist at StonyBrook. Hope i can go back onto azilect or selegeline so my nights are better. Thanks for asking. I was also thinking of you this morning.

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joe45 in reply tomichaela13

Arh thats good glad to hear yr doing well, arh thanku, im still trying for new meds to be settled down

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michaela13 in reply tojoe45

Let me know how the azilect goes.

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joe45 in reply tomichaela13

Michaela I def will let u know how azilect is

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michaela13 in reply tojoe45

Thanks Joe

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joe45

Hi michaela ,

Yeah I'm getting their slowly , I'm on just 2mg patch which is much better

And ive got my meds changed , so I'm on madopar capsules instead of dispersable and 1mg azilect , I've only started them weds last week , so proberbly got a few weeks to feel the difference , .

Still need to build confidence up as well after my falls ..

How are u?

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michaela13

Going to see a new neurologist soon. He's coming to Stony Brook so i hope he'll be good. When my sinemet is working during the day I'm okay. At night its horrible trying to get to the bathroom in time without falling. You'll have to let me know how the azilect goes. I want to try it again but my blood pressure is erratic right now.

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But i definitely need something to last through the night.

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michaela13

Hope you're feeling better.

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JohnPepper

Hi Joe. I have been on honeymoon for 4 weeks and only picked up this question this afternoon. I have had Pd for over 50 years. I was only diagnosed with it in 1992. In 2002 I came off the only Pd medication I used, which was Eldepryl, as I had got so much better, and was able to come off the medication and have not had to go back onto it since then. It is a long happy story, which you can read all about on my website, reverseparkinsons.net It is too long to tell you about it on this or any other site of this nature. If you want to talk to me you may do so at johnpepper@telkomsa.net. I will answer all your questions and it does not have to be in the public eye.

John

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