Medication overload?

[Winann]

My husband has PD for 20 years. He is on Madapor 250mg x 5 daily plus Comtess 200mg x 5 daily. His mobility is poor, uses rolator most of the time, but occasionally gets up and walks without it. Has had a few falls. Not much stamina, sleeps a lot. Voice low, some memory loss but OK mentally 95% of time.

Sometimes wonder if he would be better with less medication. Any views? For anone with pain in legs try Lyrica as this completely helped his pain.

[Hikoi]

Thats a hard one winann. I certainly would not want to cut out a dose but you could talk to him and the dr about smaller doses more frequently. First I would keep a diary of the pattern of his day. L dopa meds make me sleepy for a while after each dose for instance. If i rest then it fine as long as I get going again after 30 mins or so. Apathy makes it easier just to stay resting and before I realise the day is over.

[parkie13 in reply to Hikoi]

This day being over is really something, isn't it? I never thought I would look forward to going to bed and now I do.

[isis6361]

Ask for a trial on stalevo 175mg 5 daily or 200mg. This is sinemet and comtesse combined and reduces his drug intake to 5 a day without reducing his treatment

[Winann]

Thank you all for your replies. ISIS6361, I will enquire about the Stalevo.