[Jim091866]

Hey all I'm trying to gain more on time without dyskinesia. I spent 2 days in the hospital recently due to severe dystonia. Took multiple doses of valium, etc to get me unlocked and loose. The docs have me on a new med schedule which is not working, waiting to go back to my neurologist.

I would like to know your experiences with neupro, it is an agonist correct? I will not take Mirapex so is this as bad, what side effects do you have? doseages? and this med is by the patch I am presuming.

In addition what about stalevo, since it is C/L and the COMT am I better off taking the entacapone by itself or what? I take 1.5 of 25/100 every 2 hours now. So with stalevo does that enhanced effect carry on through the dose of the C/L so as to cause dyskinesia or what? I would be getting the COMT with every dose if I take stalevo.

I realize that everyone is different so thanks.

[soccertese]

you might want to search the "ask the doctor" and ask the pharmacist websites
http://forum.parkinson.org/index.php...sk-the-doctor/
http://forum.parkinson.org/index.php...-neupro-patch/
i think both stated an opinion that if you can't tolerate mirapex, you won't tolerate neupo, another agonist. but ya never know.
azilect is supposed to extend on time in advanced pd.
i'm just taking C/L and no experience with neupro. azilect made me worse?(stopped after 2 days of .5mg) and have never tried comtan.

[Nan Cyclist]

I cannot tolerate Mirapex, but I am completely happy with Neupro. I was also happy with Requip XL until they slipped me a generic instead of the real thing and that threw my body out of whack and had to go to Neupro, 4 mg. Although it's quite expensive, it does the trick.