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I had my appointment with my new neurologist today, she is very nice and took her time with me She gave me a very thought exam, more than my other movement specialist did (she my third one but I believe she's a keeper ) she lowered my neupo patch decreased cl which was just change due to rotary not being effective any longer. She also added amantadine in the mix. What have your benefits been from taking the amantadine and how long did it take to start working??

Thanks everyone I always know I can count on the community when I have questions 😃

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Zella23

My husband takes Amantadine to help reduce dyskinesia from C/L. It definitely helps with this and he seems to be ok on it. Did get a dry mouth but that seems to be resolving now.

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Justme4 in reply toZella23

Thank you!

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SGlass

I take Amantadine 20mg twice a day to combat fatigue. It has helped me a lot. I have found that if I get a higher dose my anxiety goes up. If I don’t get enough then fatigue. Amount of exercise and Sinemet has effect on these also. So I balance my Sinemet, exercise and Amantadine. Has worked well for me. Remember that it’s half life is 30 hours so it sticks with you. Seems like it takes almost an hour to effect me. Hope that helps.

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Thank you!

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I started on Amantadine 3x/day for tremor dominant PD. It didn't seem to help with the tremor, but did reduce the stiffness/tightness I had. I reduced to 2x/day and didn't see any difference. I've been on it ever since my dx, about 1.5 yrs ago (after 2 yrs of misdiagnosis).

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Thank you!

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I take it twice a day. It clearly helps with my dyskinesia from the carbidopa levodopa I take. I usually take it with a little food as it can upset an empty stomach. And I try not to take the second dose later thank 3 pm as it will keep me up at night. No serious side effects noted; this is my third year of taking it.

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Justme4 in reply toDianeF

Thank you!

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jeffmayer

It reduces dyskinesia about two weeks my dyskinesia was quite bad now it's reduced significantly

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jeffmayer

There is a long list of side effects but I haven't noticed any

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