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Old 09-03-2015, 03:30 PM
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i find it strange your neuro didn't give you a plan, sounds like your're a little desperate? of course would be great if you didn't have pd.

anyway, i'm not an expert but the general advice is go very slow when you titrate down, especially with agonists. the drugs likely change the sensitivity and number of dopamine receptors on your neurons and i imagine your neurons don't adjust quickly to lower drug levels.

here's a start
http://forum.parkinson.org/index.php...met#entry64970

so you aren't progressing? how long have you been on each drug? no ON/OFF? how are you in the morning when most of the l-dopa is out of your blood? if you really aren't progressing you have enough healthy neurons to store and protect the extra l-dopa(dopamine) you are taking so you might not feel too bad in the morning. i found my symptoms reduced for a short time upon waking until maybe the 7th year, i assume a dopamine build up from my own neurons.
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