Originally Posted by JoClay

that I am receiving some benefit from the Azilect already. I have only been on this new medication (2 weeks of .5mg, and 1 week of 1.0mg) for a short time, but my gait has improved and I seem to be able to do things in less time. I walk faster, I am finishing my meals at the same time as everyone else at the table, and I have had no side effects that I can see. On the down side, it has done nothing for the tremor in my right hand, but I'll take what I can get. Hope others can get as much benefit as I am getting.

Originally Posted by Teretxu

Just when I thought that I had to accept my fate, my ever worsening symptons and crazy dyskinesia, thereby losing my personal autonomy of coming and going at my leisure, driving a car and having a social life, a little miracle has happened:

I was at the neuros' last week for the yearly follow-up of a nationwide study on YOPD which I am part of, and while going through the testing, my neuro noticed that I was far more dyskinetic and jittery than last year. It's probably the Stalevo, she said, and asked whether I had heard about Azilect (rasagiline). I said yes, but knew nobody taking it. It's something like a new generation of selegiline, but much improved.

Well, she gave me a prescription to try it (a blister with 30 1 mg-tablets). You take one (or half) in the morning and it lasts 24 hours. I simply could not believe it, half a tablet (0,5 mg) cuts it for me. I'm free of dyskinesia all day, my movements are much smoother and I can go out of the house whenever I want, without worrying about not being able to drive back or have a fit of dyskinesia in the wrong place at the wrong time.

It's as if I had turned back the time 3 or 4 years. I'm really happy with it.

Hugs to all and especially you fellow-dyskinetics!