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Horizant for Parkinson's

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Hello. Today went with my dad to a neuro appointment. He's had Parkinson's for 5 years, tremor dominant. Nothing helped with tremors so far. He is on Rytary now.Today doctor gave my dad samples of Horizant. I googled it , and this medicine is used for RLS. I've never heard of this medicine used for Parkinson's. Has anyone tried it for their Parkinson's? Thank you so much.

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"The main advantage of Horizant is that it is a “pro-drug”of gabapentin. Technically it’s gabapentin enacarbil, and the “enacarbil” refers to a molecule added to the drug which allows it to be absorbed along the entire GI tract, resulting in greater blood levels for a longer period of time"

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