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Hi, we are a couple: PWP and caregiver...PWP diagnosed in 2005...would like to know if anyone is taking the new drug called Gocovri and their experience with it...would also like to know of any neurologist or movement specialist familiar with treating Parkinson’s disease with a combination of carbidopa/levodopa and Zandopa...thank you for your help....

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This drug is the new time release form of Amantadine. If you put that into the search engine you should find quite a bit of information. I think quite a few of us take amantadine without any problems.

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ion_ion in reply to Enidah

I just started amandatine last week , 100mg/day for tremor but I don't see any results except it makes me dizzy. After how much time I should see results? I'm taking it with food.

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Thank you Enidah, for replying...having a bit of a time finding reviews of people actually taking this new time release form and would like to know if this really helps smooth out motor fluctuations and what side effects if any that people are experiencing...

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