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11-30-2007, 11:27 PM | #1 | ||
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Junior Member "Ling"
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Recently, I found that the muscle of my legs tend to contract or bend inward making my gait very odd. As this only happens after my second or third dosages of medication, i wonder if it is one of the side effects of my current prescription.
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12-02-2007, 11:21 AM | #2 | ||
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You maybe taking too much and this is causing some dystonia. Talk to your neurologist about adjusting your dosage. Good luck, John |
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12-02-2007, 10:21 PM | #3 | ||
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Thanks John, I am just wondering whether the situation is caused by overdosing or underdosing as I have tried on different dosages. Will discuss with my neurologist.
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12-02-2007, 11:11 PM | #4 | ||
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There is a very fine balance between dyskynesis and akinesis. When i told my neuro about parkie pain, that was one of my symptoms, a constant pulling on the achilles tendon, that only went away for a few hours during the day, i guess when i had the med balance just right. Just fiddle with your meds. That's about the only advice that this ol' boy can come up with. Maybe somebody else will come up with something a little more scientific.cs
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12-03-2007, 06:24 AM | #5 | ||
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Junior Member "Ling"
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cs, Thanks for your input. I find it a very difficult balance to strike for the right dosage. The worst is that the disease is progressive but it is not on a predictable pace. We are dealing with an evil of certain "uncertainty".
Hope will get a dynamic balance! Thanks Ling |
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12-03-2007, 01:28 PM | #6 | ||
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Ling,
Try taking your medication at the same time every day. I have found by sticking to a strict schedule, I'm in pretty good shape most of the time There are those days of course that are better than others, but overall the consistent timing has proven to be very crucial in maintaining a good balance of "on" vs. 'off". Take care, John |
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12-06-2007, 03:30 AM | #7 | ||
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Dear John,
Thanks for your advice and I have been trying my best to stick to regular schedule but I must admit the intake was upset by my work schedule. Sometimes, either the drug or my body failed me - I refer to the slow kick in of sinemet. To be candor, I usually do not take any medication during the weekend... All the best LING |
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12-06-2007, 10:40 AM | #8 | ||
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12-06-2007, 02:57 PM | #9 | |||
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being even 15 minutes late with my meds used throw me for a loop. Being timely with your meds is critical for most.
Now that i have a DBS, I forget to take them. Charlie |
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12-06-2007, 09:02 PM | #10 | ||
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