Thread: Parkinsons Azilect
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Old 08-31-2008, 07:50 AM
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Arrow dear bill,
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Originally Posted by Bill Morrow View Post
HI everybody,
I was diagnosed 10 years ago and have been opn Sinemet , Mirapex and Comtan for years. Two months ago my neurologist suggested switching from Comtan to Azilect. Initially it seemed like an improvement but lately I have been getting freezing spells more frequently and walking is very poor ( staggering along) Has anyone had experience with Azilect? I wonder if I should change back to Comtan --or maybe it's just the disease progressing??

Thanks,

Bill
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hello Bill, -
I do not use azilect - yet here are some of the adverse reactions -

http://www.druglib.com/adverse-react...fects/azilect/
please go to the link to read on -

All cases (22)
Blood Pressure Increased (4), Blood Urine Present (3), Urinary Tract Infection (3), more >>

Cases resulting in a serious event (21)
Blood Pressure Increased (4), Blood Urine Present (3), Urinary Tract Infection (3), more >>

Cases resulting in death (3)
Myocardial Infarction (2), Cerebral Infarction (1), Completed Suicide (1), more >>

Cases resulting in life threatening events (2)
Blood Pressure Increased (2), Flushing (2), Dyspnoea (2), more >>
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