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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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I've been a lousy white rat so far
I let myself run out of capsules and didn't have time to make some more and so things kind of went on hold.
But today I started with just my "official" regimen of 1 sinemet CR and 1 requip at 7:00 AM. I skipped the ginseng for the sake of science and also because I was long past due a drying-out period for it. Slow start, came on about 9:00 AM. Had breakfast, then 2nd official meds of 1 requip at 10:00 AM. "Off" by 11:00!
Next meds at 1:00 were 1 requip and 1 sinemet CR but still off at 1:30! (I assume the absence of ginseng) So at 1:40 PM, in a pharmaceutical rage I downed one teaspoon of powder. Came on nicely 45 minutes later and remain so now after about 1 and 1/2 hours. Slight "lip pursing" but otherwise in good shape.
BTW, I checked the label and I am using a US grown organic from "Banyan Botanicals" of New Mexico.
Next meds should be 1 requip at 4:00 but I think that I will "stress test" this puppy and see when it starts to fade. Heck of a way to spend a Friday night...
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000.
Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well.
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