What is Modopar?

[Reenap44]

Hi all

My mum was prescribed modopar

She is at an early stage of pd

Does anyone know whether this drug is necessary and what it actually helps with ?

Thanks

[Xenos]

Hello Reenap,

Modopar is L-Dopa along with Benserazide. It's the basic medication for PD in Europe, the one that has the fewer side effects. Very widely prescribed.

[ecurb in reply to Xenos]

ECURB

Modopar is the equivalent of Sinemet and is well known in Europe. I was diagnosed with PD in 2001 and started treatment with this drug on 2 62.5 capsules per day and about a year later was taking 3 125 per day. My feelings today are to avoid taking Sinemet or Modopar for as long as you can get by without them.

[Reenap44 in reply to ecurb]

Thank you all for replying .

[JohnPepper]

I am not popular for saying this, but there are no Pd drugs on the market that do anything to slow down the progression of Pd. That is correct! So, of your mom wants to do anything to slow down the progression of her Pd then exercise is the only thing that has been proven to do that.

Have a look at my profile to see what I have done to become Pd medication-free for the past 15 years.

[Kewlfox]

Madopar replaces dopamine which helps to control rigidity of muscles and control tremors. It's much better than Senemit which is the other 'gold' treatment. Make sure your mum gets the original Madopar made by Roche and not a generic product.

[paddyfields in reply to Kewlfox]

Kewlfox....In what way is madopar better than sinemet please

[Kewlfox in reply to paddyfields]

It is the original product. Sinemet came later and has more side effects long term.

[paddyfields in reply to Kewlfox]

Thank you Kewlfox This reinforces my resolve to ask the PD nurse whether I can try that and see if there is any effect on my dyskinesia. The stock answer is that they are the same but in the absence of any other suggestions from her I'll have a go .

[Kewlfox in reply to paddyfields]

It's worth trying. Discuss it with her. They are not the same even though they are said to be so.

[Motherfather]

hello renna well i use madopar 3 times a day 200/50 plus 1 azilect a day i think your mom might like taking the azilect as well as it acts like a slingshot.. well with madopar.if she dont take madopar well she is going to have pain ,im from australia.the only other thing u can do is stem cell but thats expensive, hope this helps.

[Enidah in reply to Motherfather]

On the Azilect, what do you mean by, it acts like a slingshot? I am only taking sinemet and am wondering if I need something in addition to that.

[Astra7 in reply to Enidah]

Azilect stops your body from reabsorbing excess dopamine, so more is available for you to use. My neuro put me on it straight away and it's been good after I got used to it.

[Wendyhalpin in reply to Motherfather]

I'm on 4 a day and it has really helped me with shaking and my movement. Also in OZ, just be careful what you take it with I have found if I have milk to soon after I'm very sick. Good luck

[Motherfather]

hi enidah well the best thing you can do is go into google and it can explain it much better than i can.thats how i got the information from google.