He's on two 25/100 pills twice a day. He isn't completely cured of course but his legs are not as tight and seem to be more loose. He's also using mj to ease the symptoms.

He's having a side effect from Sinemet though. It's keeping him awake at night. We're trying benedryl at night to see if that helps. He did sleep better but didn't fall out until around 5am. Do you have this problem? The doctor doesn't want to prescribe another pill and we don't either. If he does it will be tamazapam. Ugh.

Really...not had that problem with it at all. Didn't even know it was a side effect! Wonder if it's something else!

MURDERER!!!!! How COULD you (1) offer her soup made of ch...chic....chick...ch....... oh.... I can't even SAY it <shudders in horror> and (2) watch her cannibalize a chi...chick....ch......ugh......

Not to worry CG...I don't like chicken soup. But it was the thought that counts!! It's the comforting part of Twiffy....she wants me well again. You gotta give her some slack!

I had tomato soup! (besides, that other soup has MSG in it!)

feel better flygirl.

"Oooooo" not again with a COLD!!!!!

hope that your body adjusts to this med. to help the pain
and that you get some rest.

I had to call my reumo to get a fast appt. to come in and get a
shot for the bursitis that I have on both sides of my hip. I have not
had a nights sleep for about a week because of the pain. The meds.
have seem to stop helping that pain.

rest, drink plenty of fluids and hide yourself under the covers and
forget about everything else HA!!!!

Jappy (don't get to close)

Yeah..No Chicken Noodle Soup! It will kill ya! Sorry about that! Don't want that!

Hey..seeing double? What is wrong with that? If you are eating a hamburger..you will think you have two! See...it does have a silver lining!

Look at the bright side! Eh?

Good thinking Miss Smarty Pants!

Call the doctor...or you'll be seeing double (trouble)

I don't know but he's sleeping better adding Benedryl. He's still waking up in the night though. I moved his Sinemet to 5pm to see if that helps. It's a hit or miss at this point. It is listed as a side effect and this started about two weeks after starting Sinemet. Ugh. His doc almost took him off it as soon as I said something and Jim said no. If he's not sleeping in a week then he'll have to try something else.

Dang Sandy, if it's helping the spasms you'd think he'd want to try a different dose or let Jim figure it out! The only side effect I had from it at the beginning was an upset stomach. Funny thing is now that I am back on it this time, no problems with the stomach...weird. I am so med sensitive that you'd think I'd have that problem, but I don't. Wonder if it's the combination of the other two drugs...you know, an interaction. When you are on so many drugs, you just never know what they will do altogether.

I know the baclofen and the tizanidine knock me for a loop. I've now been on lyrica for two days. Since I am down with this cold, and stuck in bed, I thought I would go ahead and try it during the day yesterday. Good think I didn't have to go any where except kitchen, bathroom, bed. I was pretty funny...drunk would be a good visual. I guess it's only at night for me.

If the benadryl works to help Jim sleep while he is getting used to the Sinemet, is there any harm in him taking it? My doc tells me to use it when necessary. It's not habit forming. It's cheap. You can take up to 75mgs with no problems.

I hope something works for him. I know what he's going through. My legs are getting weaker all the time.

I am scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday. So we shall see what it shows. I haven't had a spinal MRI for 3 years.