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About Azilect and agonists
Hi Ronnie,
I've not taken Azilect myself however I was just reading a posting on our local Parkinsons website regarding a query and the poster had found it a better alternative to the combination of Sinemet and Comtan.
Personally I have a real problem with dopamine agonists, the personality changes that are becoming increasingly familiar and whether there is much of a reduction in the need for levodopa when it's prescribed.
Perhaps you could ask the neurologist about statistics of out of character behaviour etc in patients who are commenced on an agonist plus if there is much evidence of a decreased need for levodopa before he prescribes it.
Hope this helps.
Lee
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