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Old 10-29-2007, 03:30 PM
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Therese, Chris,

I don't mind sharing my schedule with you. As I said, I take my Amantadine 3 x per day.
The first dose is at 8:30 am with my first dose of Sinemet.
The second dose is at 2:30 with my third dose of Sinemet
The third dose is at 5:30 with my fourth dose of Sinemet. This used to be 6:30, but this conflicted with commuting and dinner so it's easier to take the medication a little earlier than the other doses.

I have not had any insomnia with this schedule nor any of the wooly-brain feelings. In fact by the time I'm ready for bed, I can barely crawl on to the bed and sleep pretty deeply for about 4-5 hours before the dyskinesias and stiffenss wake me up.

Chris - you do bring up a good point about the colds and flu. My sister is a walking germ factory as well with 3 kids in daycare and school. When she visited a month ago, everyone else in the house ended up with the flu and a bad cold except for me. I guess this is one of the added advantages of taking the Amantadine.

John
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