Could I be addicted to Sinemet?

Am I the only one who thinks they are addicted to Sinemet? 13 years since diagnosis, am I still clutching at straws?

[Hikoi]

What do you mean by addicted? Is a diabetic addicted to insulin? I cant see how you can call it addiction when you are just replacing what you have lost.

[Hidden in reply to Hikoi]

Sorry, Hikoi, I didn't explain too well. I do appreciate your reply. I may be in denial, but I wonder if my PD diagnosis is correct. If not, I have been taking Sinemet unnecessarily for years and what I attribute to wearing-off could actually be withdrawal symptoms

[Juliegrace in reply to Hidden]

What makes you think you have been misdiagnosed?

[jeffmayer in reply to Hidden]

Sorry I don't agree it is an essential drug to replace what we have lost if we were shaking and sweating in the corner maybe iwould agree I know when I have a short off eriod it is nothing like withdrawal you should listen to cold turkey by John lennon

[James_Dean]

Hello Hidden, addictive or not, if you’re thinking about stopping your medication, keep in mind that it can be very dangerous. I myself, once reduced the daily dosis of L-Dopa from 150mg down to 75mg. (don’t ask me why, it would be too complicated to explain ). Interestingly, symptoms seemed to improve, but after 4 days, my condition completely changed to the worse and despite the worsening of the symptoms, I developed anxiety states and panic attacks. It took me months to become better, and I ended up taking 4 times the dose of L-Dopa. To make a long story short… wean out slowly ! You might wanna take a look into this book pdrecovery.org/once-upon-a-...