How much Sinemet can you take? Or do you take?

[stanny7]

Currently my meds have been switched from stalevo, rasgaline to sinemet 150/32.5 x 6 daily every 3 hrs and 100mg of safinamide.... Am getting ON pretty quickly but dropping off about 1hr ish before next dose... Also take 200 mg cr sinemet at night up 2 3 50mg dispersable madopar and 100mg adamantine.

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[Joynb]

I am curious why you stopped taking Stalevo. The third ingredient, endacapone, makes the levodopa last longer than would an equivalent dose of sinemet.

[stanny7 in reply to Joynb]

My Parkinson's nurse changed them due to dyskernsia but yeah they used to work like 2/3 hrs... I want to change the back but the nurse aint keen on the idea...

These have possibly been my worst 3 weeks after starting safinamide since being dxed 5 yrs ago.

Btw am 39 years old!