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Aug 13 2008
Q:Can Stalevo be prescribed to a 91 year old man with PD who has respiratory problem? I read in a Stalevo literature that Stalevo has not been tested to patients over 75 years old. Also, if a patient has respiratory problem, Staelvo should not be given. (EL)Show Answer
Aug 13 2008
Q:My father-in-law was diagnosed with Parkinson's nine years ago. Sometimes his meds kick in, sometimes they do not. He calls it the "on/off" stage of Parkinson's. Can you explain what the "on/off" stage means? (MP)Show Answer
Aug 13 2008
Q:When first diagnosed with Parkinson's about 1-2 years ago, I was on Sinemet every 8 hours...now I am taking it every 5. If, as the PD progresses, the interval times of taking the medication becomes shorter, what happens when I am taking the medication at 1- 2 hour intervals? Is there a cancellation point when I will be totally immobile? (JA)Show Answer
Aug 13 2008
Q:My Father has been diagnosed having early-stage of PD. To what little research I did on the Internet, it looks like there are two different kinds of drug i.e. levodopa and the agonists. What kind of drug should a patient in early-stage disease start with? Is it a good idea to start with agonists and later switch to levodopa? Thanks for the help. (HD)Show Answer
Aug 13 2008
Q:My 71 year-old mother was just diagnosed with PD this fall by a local neurologist. He told her that he would not recommend any medications right now because the current PD meds usually start to lose effectiveness after about 5 years. He said that it would be better to wait until her symptoms worsened, so that she would gain the maximum benefit from the medication. Is this accurate? (anonymous)Show Answer
Aug 13 2008
Q:My 85-year-old aunt was diagnosed with PD years ago, and has gone way down hill the last four to six months. Extreme pain, excessive tremors, loss of energy and muscle tone are all problems for her. She is on medications. What are the newest drugs and treatment? What about ropinirole? (anonymous)Show Answer
Aug 13 2008
Q:My husband's doctor has said that right now my husband has a mild case of Parkinson's if there is such a thing. He has been on Eldepryl for a year and Mirapex for a couple of days. His main symptoms are rigidity, slow movements and small handwriting plus now he has developed a resting tremor which we hope that the Mirapex will help. My question is are there patients that remain mild and can stay on the same medication for many years without too much progression of the disease? Also what medication do you recommend for someone in the stage that my husband is in?Show Answer
(anonymous)
Aug 13 2008
Q:My Father is now eighty years old, diagnosed with PD approximatelyShow Answer
18 months ago (although we believe he had the disease for quite sometime
prior to the diagnosis). His major trouble seems to be with his balance and
recently he has experienced a sudden onset of nausea and loss of balance. He
currently takes Sinemet. Could the medication cause this? Thank you. (SG)
Aug 13 2008
Q:My dad has PD and just recently suffered a muscle tear from his knee cap. Due to an irregular heartbeat he is unable to have surgery. Due to the above, he is now in a nursing home and has had personality changes. He went from being a laid back take life as it comes type of person to a irrational raging person. He is browbeating my mom into taking him home to care for him. He is a large person and my mom was struggling when he was at home. What has happened and what she speak to the doctor about? Any help would be very much appreciated as the situation is going from bad to worse rapidly. (anonymous)Show Answer
