Is anyone taking Carbidopa-Levodopa (generic for Atamet,Sinemet) ?with or without Mirapex?

[Annie81963]

[driller]

Yes I take 8 Sinemet per day

Regards

ERIC

[larry33b]

I take c-dopa/l-dopa with no Mirapx.

[wordworks2001]

l-dopa/c-dopa 25/100mg three times a day; Azilect 1mg every morning; Comtan 200mg every 12 hours.

[alllowercase]

yes. 6 a day alongside ropinerole. been on it since dx nearly 3 yrs ago. get on good with them, except they de off after 4 or 5 hours, so i spread mine for full day coverage (2 first thing [6 am], 1 @ 12, 2 @ 5pm and 1 @ 10.30 pm. the ropinerole is 8mg SR @ 9 in the morning, and 2 mg normal release with the night time dose. usually works not bad, but you often her my e-mails to BBC Radio 2 between 3 and 6 at weekends.

[maryalice]

I take Mirapex and my doctor gave me a prescription for Sinemet, but I haven't taken any. I'm also on Amanadine. Why dif you ask about taking the two together?

[Annie81963 in reply to maryalice]

I am only taking Mirapex and was recently prescribed the other.I probably should of been clearer about what exactally I was asking,which is,Does anyone take both drugs and are there any issues,side effects etc.? Thanks for your input,sorry if I confused anyone.

[maryalice in reply to Annie81963]

That's okay. I was interested in the combination of drugs myself. I appreciated your question. Blessings.

[Hidden]

I take sinimet, one at bedtime and no mirapex. Why are you asking?

Blessings,

Carol

[Annie81963 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Carol.Please read the above comment.

[Hidden]

I am taking 4 sinemet daily and requip xl 2 daily

[Annie81963 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for sharing MaggyM,hope its working for you dear.

[PatV]

I took myself off requip--so bad for me! sinemet worked fine but honeymoon is over! as predicted. I get in trouble if I try anything else.

[Annie81963 in reply to PatV]

We sound alike Pat,thanks for your input.

[wifeofparky]

Hubby takes 4- 25/100 of carbodopa/levodopa a day and selegiline.

[Annie81963 in reply to wifeofparky]

Hope its working for your Hubby,thanks for sharing

[Hokuto]

On the other hand . . .

My doctor switched me from Bi-Sifrol to Mirapex recently since the Bi-Sifrol wears off too soon.

I take the Mirapex together with Artane.

Morning: two Mirapex, one Artane.

Evening: one Artane only

[Annie81963 in reply to Hokuto]

I recently started cdopa/ldopa 25/100 along with Mirapex,each 3 times a day.I've had much success with mirapex,hope this new one works just as well

[linsoko]

I take 6 carbi dopa per day and now they have me on a patch, I was taking mirapex but was blacking out from it,

[Annie81963 in reply to linsoko]

Blacking out on Mirapex,scary.Hope your doing better with the other meds.Thanks for sharing.

[Hidden]

I take sinemet 25/100 four times daily and myrapex (75) 3 times

[Annie81963 in reply to Hidden]

Any problems,side effects??

[fishinggirl]

Well, I take 4-25/100 carb/lev, 3 Mirapex, and 1 amanadine a day and the combo works for me 5 years into my diagnosis. The mirapex helps with slow movement, the amanadine helps with my inner tremors, and the carb/lev helps with tremors and other symptoms. The side effects for me are holding fluid in my legs and some hair loss. But I can function ok on most days. I am considering botox injections for dystonia in my foot which isn't responding much anymore to calf stretches. Botox anyone???

[Annie81963 in reply to fishinggirl]

Thanks for sharing.

[judam9]

i take carba dopa/levo dopa . with nothing else. my neurologist started me on another med along with, i don't remember the name. but i really had some bad side effects from it,and i stopped taking it on my own. but i did tell him and he showed me the basket to throw them into. and i did. i started falling again. not good. does anyone know if parkinson's can lower your blood pressure.? mine went way down. ao i was taken off the blood pressure pills. now it's almost normal.

[Lawrencium]

I was taking Sinemet and Mirapex and gave up on the sinemet because i couldnt tolerate the smell of it.. Somehow this drug affected my sense of smell and everything i was exposed to. Coffee smelled terrible.. and even my breath had that chemical smell. One friend said he could tell if someone had pk because of the smell and im sure it was from the medication. if you look sinemet up it is called an aromatic amino acid deca... so i am only on Mirapex now and awaiting the long overdue time release version to be allowed in Canada..

[Pete-1 in reply to Lawrencium]

That's an unusual side effect. It is very common for PD to result in a very diminished sense of smell. Quite often this is the first symptom of PD. I know I haven't been able to smell very much for quite a number of years and certainly before my PD Dx. Some smells can be detected quite strongly - e.g. wet dog. But mostly I live in a smell free world.

[ambergirl in reply to Pete-1]

I didn't realize till recently that the reason for my diminished sense of smell was a PD symptom.

[Pete-1 in reply to ambergirl]

It took me a long time to realise that I wasn't smelling.

[cabbagecottage]

My husband cannot smell ,anything his mother was just the same . I am sure she had Parkinsons but was never aware of it . My husbands half brother her other son also has parkinsons ..