Is sinemet ever taken buccally?

[sonjadischer]

Has anyone ever heard of taking Sinemet or carbo/levodopa buccally? Why or why not?just curious

[park_bear]

I suspect it would not work due to the quantities that would need to be absorbed. OTOH do not see any danger in trying other than a missed dose.

[sonjadischer in reply to park_bear]

I have always understood that buccal administration gets absorbed straight into the blood, bypassing the digestive system, which takes longer to be absorbed. seems that larger doses would therefore be LESS likely. what am I not understanding? (my spouse takes 1 1/2 tabs of 25/100 mg 3x/day)

[park_bear in reply to sonjadischer]

Right, larger doses less likely to be absorbed. That said, I defer to the posters below.

[Blackfeather]

I have found that a half tablet under the tongue does work for me between regular doses. It seems to give me a boost when my regular dose is not as effective as I would like, especially my after meal dose. Q

[camper1]

i have used them under my tongue for faster absorption. Have used the regular sinemet this way or there is a tablet made that is blue and tastes like peppermint and dissolves quickly.