I have been using 1mg of Azilect for over a year for my p.d as well as two amantadine tablets daily. I was diagnosed in August 2006 as stage 2.5 by a movement disorders neurologist. The diagnosis was confirmed by two other neurologists.

Recently I have had continuous spasms in my neck and shoulders and other parts of my body. No temperature, no sore throat, no stomach problems.The spasms were painful.
they never lessened in intensity and nothing would soothe them. They continued for more than a week. I contacted my neurologist.

My neurologist suggested I take a half tablet more of azilect then normal to see what happened. Within 20 minutes of taking it in the morning all the spasms disappeared! They came back around nine that night. Basically after taking 1 1/2 mg of azilect daily for four days the "wearing off" has almost disappeared. The azilect seems to have a longer half life, as I take the increased dose. It stops any spasms immediately, No side effects.

Is this a good alternative for me to delay the use of dopamine agonists, which often do have problematic side effects? Or is this a very short term stop gap fix?

Could I possibly, when and if feasible, use lower doses of agonists if combined with the azilect for milder side effects?

My neurologist says he will not allow me to exceed 1 1/2 mg of
Azilect in the future - so I wonder how long this result will last.

Have any of the other people on this forum tried this for pd spasms or symptoms?