Birte

I have recently had a similar experience to you.

I had been getting more and more tired with slightly worsening physical symptoms so I slowly removed 2x100mg Amantadine from my daily drug intake as I had been taking it for over two years and I read somewhere that it can lose it's effect after a short period but will sometimes work again if stopped for a period the reintroduced.

While I waited for my Consultant appointment i tried increasing Ldopa from 3x125 to 4x125 as dystonia in my left toes was driving me mad but absolutely no improvement on any front. After about 3 weeks I reintroduced Amantadine and amazingly got back to where I was symptom wise before all this started. If anything better than I was.

I then went on holiday (cruise) for two weeks and needed to try to stay up past my usual 10pm watershed to socialise so I increased to 3x100mg of Amantadine. Trouble was some nights I got very little sleep at all but it did the trick. Now I am back home I have gone back to 2x100mg a day.

My Consultant had given me a small dose of Mirapexin to add to the Ldopa and Amantadine but I have not had to introduce it afterall.

What a strange drug Amantadine is.

I know colds are not a virus and Amantadine is also an anti viral drug but I have also had only one very mild cold since I have been taking it.

Chris