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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: yorkshire, uk
Posts: 13
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: yorkshire, uk
Posts: 13
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my experience with the patch if anyone's interested...
Been using it for around nine months now - in conjunction with azilect. I've fairly rapidly moved up through the different strength patches to the point where I'm on a daily dose of 10mg (the recommended maximum+2 with my neurologist's consent etc.)
Hasn't been that successful in controlling symptoms - so I've now started requip in addition, with a view to lowering the dose of the patch. Kind of wish I'd gone with requip in the first place in some ways. Although I have to admit the nausea and drowsiness from the requip far exceed any of the side effects of the patch. I can also really tell when the requip "kicks in" - something I never really experienced with Neupro.
So a year and a bit after diagnosis I'm on three different drugs, feeling sick and tired a lot, but can wiggle my fingers and use a mouse again!
My neurologist is also now very dismissive of the patch.
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