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Just started taking Apokyn for Parkinson's Disease. Anyone else taking this drug or heard about it?

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I just stated taking injections of a drug called Apokyn. It is a filler for when my Rytary doesn't work to get me from an "off" period to my next Rytary dosage.

Anyone else taking this drug or heard of it?

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How is it working for you?

Apokyn is apomorphine and not a drug I have used. I am on Stavelo.

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I’ve been using it for a few years and it’s a great rescue med. Last night I had trouble sleeping and for the first time I used it for help with that and it made me more comfortable and I was able to sleep

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Does it cause Nausea?

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Have been using it for several months. No nausea. Do not like how it makes me feel even at lower dose. Worked up to 12/13/14, made me very dizzy and brain storm, even at 8 still very uncomfortable, even on full stomach. It drops me hard where C/L pill are somewhat gradual. I'm discontinuing it.

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