Hello.
My mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's since 2007. Since then due to many problems and issues (including immigration since we're from iraq) she has been very neglectful when it comes to her disease.
Upon initial diagnosis the doctor prescribed sinemet and she has been using this drug (and occasionally abuse it upto 6-8 pills "25/250 tabs" per day) since her initial diagnosis six or seven years ago.
recently her condition got much worse and we finally managed to convince her to see another neurologist. My mother is 50 years old now. The new diagnosis after full brain MRI was that her PD was actually a result from damage in the basal ganglia of the brain due to blood clots/hypoxia (ischemia) in that area of the brain.
He prescribed many other drugs to her should STOP sinemet abruptly. He prescribed sifrol (aka. Mirapexin or Pramipexole) three times/day instead.

since she stopped taking sinemet three days ago her condition got really bad, she can barely mover her body. although her hands aren't shaking as bad as they were but what good is that since she can't mover her body at all? she can't get up of a chair unassisted, she can't lift anything heavier than a small bottle. she's simply a wreck now comparing to what she was before stopping sinemet.My sister had to feed her during lunch today because she couldn't move her arms.
while she was taking it she was capable of moving, cooking and even working for 4 hours everyday (she's a pharmacist).


I called the doctor and he said sinemet is still forbidden for her, and if her condition gets so bad i can give her another drug instead called Requip (Ropinirole).
Is the doctor right? I'm so confused and just seeing her in this condition is painful. I can't imagine what she's going through.
I want to know is this temporary? is she going to get better? should she start taking sinemet again?