The doctor prescribed Amantadine for my tremor but I have not gotten up the nerve to take it yet. The side effects just put me off. That may be foolish but I just can't take it yet.

I've been taking it for almost six years with no side effects at all. The only way to find out is to try it.

My thanks go to NewsBot for pointing me to this:

Adamas Pharma says its new Parkinson’s drug isn’t just a more expensive, long-acting version of generic - MarketWatch

"Gocovri is a new formulation of amantadine, at a new price: between $10,000 and $30,000 a year."

'... Chief Executive Greg Went and Chief Medical Officer Rajiv Patni emphasized that there are other important differences. Gocovri is “not a convenience play” but rather a new chemical entity that is designed to be more effective, they said; moreover, the product represents 13 years and “well over” $100 million in investment.'

For sure there is a different release mechanism, but does anyone know how Gocovri differs chemically from amantadine?

John