Anyone prepare their PD meds in water the night before?

[pdkid]

My dad has a lot of trouble in the morning, getting up, taking his meds...

He is currently on 1 sinemet and 2.5 barlowe's 40% extract.

We are wondering about crushing his sinemet and emptying the barlowe capsules and mixing them all up into lemon water the night before so that in the morning all he has to do is shake the concoction up a bit and drink it.

Does anyone do this sort of thing or has any experience with it? Wondering if it will be effective or not... thanks for any insight!

[Ariaoliphil]

What about taking dispersible Madopar

Tablet instead of Sinemet? It dissolves very quickly.

[pdkid in reply to Ariaoliphil]

Ill look into it, thanks!

[Hidden]

Hi pdkid: You can do that (google "liquid sinemet"), but should probably refrigerate the mixture, and be forewarned, it will shorten the half-life of the levodopa, which means it will be effective for a shorter period of time... (note, it also will take effect quicker, which makes it useful as a "rescue dose")... FYI, I only have experience doing this with prescribed c/l (and not with "Barlowe's Extract", but I guess it will probably work)... And I don't see this as being an easier to take, unless your dad has difficulty swallowing pills...

[pdkid in reply to Hidden]

It's mostly that he really struggles to move first thing in the morning. This is really helpful, thank you!

[Astra7 in reply to pdkid]

How about a slow release madapor just before bed? Might not be enough dopamine but might help.

[pdkid in reply to Astra7]

thanks will ask the neurologist about it

[Zardoz]

There have been threads on this:

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