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@jflamini

Would love to share our drug regiment. I am early in my diagnosis to I take 25/100 Carbidopa-levodopa two to three times a day as needed. My wife's regiment is more sophisticated as follows:

Carbidopa-levodopa 25/100 MG four times per day
Entacopone 200 MG two times per day to enhance the Carbidopa
Mirapex 1 MG Once per day to enhance Carbidopa
Selegiline 5 MG Twice per day to enhance Carbidopa
Gocovri (formerly Amantadine) 137 MG Two capsules per day for dyskinesia
Apoken (Apomorphine HCI) 30 MG Injection for freezing as needed
Trazodone 50 MG Two tablets sat night to sleep
Vitamin C 100 MG
Vitamin D3 50 MCG

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | 6 days ago

@jflamini

I appreciate you sharing the drug regimen for both you and your wife. I would encourage @janetgeller9 to look at it as well. There is one aspect of the list of drugs that might be helpful for her to discuss with her husband's neurologist, Entacapone. This helps the Carbidopa-levodopa remain in the brain longer and keeps the symptoms better controlled. I've taken a med called Stalevo (brand name) which combines Carbidopa-levodopa and Entacapone. Here are WebMD links, that will provide more information about Entacapone and Stalevo, https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-17763/entacapone-oral/details.
https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-76453/carbidopa-levodopa-entacapone-oral/details
For sleep, Trazodone can also be very helpful.

Your suggestion about seeing a movement disorder specialist is also very wise.

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