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Originally Posted by Isis
I think so.
These are the drugs prescribed and the time schedule:
07.15 - Artane
08.15 - Sinemet 25/100 X .5
09.00 - Ropinerole 1
11.30 - Sinemet 25/100 X .5 + Amentadine 100
12.50 - Sinemet 25/100 X.5 -
15.00 - Artane
16.15 - Ropinerole 1 + Amantadine 100
16.30 - Sinemet 25/100 X .5
17.15 - Sinemet 25/100 X .5
19. 30 - Sinemet " " " " " " "
22.00 - 2.5 ml DXM
100mg of Amantadine was started on 9th January.
Another 100 mg has been added on the 16th.
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Olsen, the Artane was initially started because of the tremor.
Today in an effort to reduce the drugs we've cut the afternoon Artane by half. A couple of days later that will also go. And then we'll attempt to get off the morning dose.
My friend says if Amantadine does not help at all with the dystonia (curly toe) by Saturday, he would like to come off it, i.e., 2 weeks after starting on the drug and one week after it was raised to 200mg.
He doesn't think that a higher dose may help or may take a few weeks to make any difference.
Is he right to believe that?
From my experience of drugs for bipolar, it takes a while to figure out the optimal dosage. I don't know if that is the same for Amantadine.
Please let me know your thoughts.