started produadopa about 6 weeks ago transition is not easy as few questions for anyone on sifinamide and amantadine

[Todd-pw]

hi all,

started produadopa about 6 weeks ago and now the specialist has told me stop taking my sifinamide and amantadine now no reducing the amount or tapering off every other day just stop it.

1. is this safe?

2. anyone else on the abbvie pump and produadopa and had to stop sifinamide and amantadine?

any feedback would be gratefully taken

cheers

[park_bear]

Personally, If not experiencing any adverse effects, I would taper them one at a time .

[Todd-pw in reply to park_bear]

thanks PB

[Lyricist]

I take both along with Co-Careldopa. Amantadine (1 x 100mg) and Safinamide (1 x 50mg) daily. No side effects I can specifically attribute to either of them. About a year ago, because I thought the Amantadine had improved my general all-round vigour, I increased it gradually to 3 x 100mg daily but there was no improvement so I returned to 1 x 100mg daily with no ill-effects. Important to make changes gradually. But we are all different. Try asking Parkibot - a very interesting resource.

[jackedmonston]

I have been on pump for almost a year now. I was baving "off" time 3-6 hours a day. The pump almost eliminated it. Did not help much with sleep. Still take Amantadine 3x. Tried cutting back to 2x, but symptoms came back.

[Juliegrace in reply to jackedmonston]

The Vyalev pump or the Duopa pump?

[Todd-pw in reply to Juliegrace]

abb vie pump which I think is the same as vyalev

[Todd-pw]

abb vie pump which I think is the same as vyalev