J,
What was your med increase? Sinemet? The more you need and take, the more 'off you get when you don't have optimal dose or absorption, enough sleep, calm emotions, and eventually the right foods in your gut. It's definitely a trade off for many of us more adv people. Balancing the pd is what your life revolves around. Attitude is of course, individually determined.
You are not alone; you will be told one thing by one person, and the opposite from the other. That's one thing everyone tries to do here, is help,

good luck,
paula