Any advice about weaning off of levodopa and starting amantadine.

I have developed dyskinesia and doctors tried reducing levodopa thinking I was getting too much but dyskinesia persisted.

[Kevin51]

I have lower limb dyskinesia from taking levaDopa. I have to stop LevaDopa entirely for it to disappear. So it's atypical though maybe more like di-phasic. I found CR Sinimet made it easier to live with. I take one 25/100 morning/afternoon/bedtime and currently snap them in two and take one hour apart (not recommended!). A DA Agonist might also be an option. I take 100mg Amantadine daily which helps a little. Best Kevin

[Hidden in reply to Kevin51]

Thanks Kevin. So much to learn. I have stopped sinemet completely(as of today) as per doctors instruction. I have no other motor symptoms.

[park_bear in reply to Hidden]

I do not know how much you are taking. Please read my comment here and consider tapering instead of quitting cold turkey:

healthunlocked.com/cure-par...

[Hidden in reply to park_bear]

I have been tapering. Went to 1/2 tablet 3x a day. Then 1/2 tab twice a day (under doctors care) stopped entirely about a week later.

[johntPM]

What type of dyskinesia was diagnosed? What were the doses before and after the change? How long after taking a levodopa pill did the dyskinesia start and how long after did it stop? If the dyskinesia starts about a hour after taking the dose, it is likely to be levodopa induced dyskinesia.

You might want to use the following app to help visualize the situation:

parkinsonsmeasurement.org/t...

[Hidden in reply to johntPM]

Chart looks intriguing but too complicated for me to fill out. I am in hospital and will ask the pharmacist here for help. Thanks