? Carbidopa and levodopa can be taken with or without food - Rxlist.com ?

[aspergerian]

Last night, while not sleeping, I was surprised to read the

following.

"Carbidopa and levodopa can be taken with or without food. Take your

doses at regular intervals to keep a steady amount of the drug in

your body at all times."

rxlist.com/sinemet-drug/pat...

So I wondered, who is Rxlist?

"RxList, founded in 1995 by a pharmacist, is an online medical

resource of US prescription medications providing full prescribing

information and patient education. RxList is an owned and operated

site in the WebMD Consumer Network and was acquired by WebMD in

December 2004."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RxList

More about Rxlist

rxlist.com/script/main/art....

[arwenmark]

I always thought it could be taken with food as long as it was not protein food.

[ddmagee1]

My neurologist tells me to take my Sinemet a half hour before each meal, and that I need to have protein in each meal.

[lempa_nik]

With or without food? Maybe. I take Mucuna, not Sinemet, but protein taken together with it definitely cuts down my on-times. Why should you believe that RxList is authoritative? Time and rime again, the so-called Parkinson's experts turn out to be wrong. At the very least, the idiosyncracies of each case preclude sweeping blanket pronouncements--many members on this forum can vouch for that. There is no substitute for *cautious* trial and error with your own body.

[aspergerian]

Thanks for the replies. I've been meticulous when observing the 1/2 hour

before-eating guideline. Finding foods with no protein is not easy,

non-gmo sauerkraut has no protein. An organic cherry and an organic

banana have very low protein. The phrase I quoted caused me to wonder.

Now I see that the phrase is misleading. Here's a 1993 cite regarding

meals and Sinemet CR.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/824...

[Hal1]

Yes. Try to set up a schedule for taking your meds. And stick to it religiously. I have learned through trial and error that Carbidopa/Levodopa on time for me last from 4 to 6 hours. So I take 2 at 6am, 2 at 11am, 2 at 3:30pm, 2 at 7:30pm, and 2 at Midnight and go to bed at midnight. This works great as long as I stick to the schedule. And it leaves time to work in meals. If I eat too soon after meds the c/l doesn't work well. So I either take c/l 30 minutes before or 1 hour after eating because protein does work against the c/l. And I do need the protein too. I hope this helps you.

[gaezy]

Hi, I know this is an old post, but needed info. Are you still on this regimen? Is it working with your blood pressure?Thanks!