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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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backslider's corner
OK - Yesterday evening was a high-stress event and, as a result, I woke at 3 AM and couldn't go back to sleep. Got up and took two 4 mg Requip (8 mg total). Nothing. Zilch. Took the same again at 5 AM with same result. So, at 8:45 AM I caved and took one Sinemet CR (50/200) and one teaspoon of mucuna. Fully "On" in 30 minutes!
That and Imark's post got me to thinking about dosage. My first real test some time back was with homemade capsules and I got results with just two grams. But in trying to replace as much of the regular stuff as possible I got up into the high dose range. So maybe it would be worth going the other way and see what the minimum dose combined with meds might do. I guess I'm still in the game after all :-)
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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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