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12-03-2006, 08:59 AM
Anyone taking Azilect?
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Greetings Everyone! Where are the old-timer's-Ron, Lone Ranger Man et al?! Anyway being the RN-reborn into the discipline of homepathy & non-pharma, I am very concerned with Ray trying (adding) azilect to his arsenal. He has been taking stalevo 4 daily & bumping it with sinemet as needed, as well as fiorinal 1-2 caps if needed for dizziness (seems to correlate with barometric changes). To sleep thru the night, or should I say longer hours without waking his cocktail is ativan, 2 CR's & 1-2 vicuprofens. (He has had PD symtoms for 10 years-treated chemically for ?7). We fired his "MDS" at Mayo-only wanted to DBS & go up on sinemet-Ray doesn't have the breed with tremors, dyskinesias. We've started with a new neurologist-who I'm impressed with, is open to all & any treatments to improve quality of life, however he's in the big pharma league & has written Ray a script for Azilect. I am very concerned with the side effect-not only the liver warnings, but more importantly the potential for hypertencive crisis should he eat fine cheeses & wine-what's up with that? I'm not sure we want to risk what we really enjoy on a drug that may or may not be effective. Sure would like some feedback if you have any thoughts. Thanks & Happy Holidays to all!!
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Greetings Everyone! Where are the old-timer's-Ron, Lone Ranger Man et al?! Anyway being the RN-reborn into the discipline of homepathy & non-pharma, I am very concerned with Ray trying (adding) azilect to his arsenal. He has been taking stalevo 4 daily & bumping it with sinemet as needed, as well as fiorinal 1-2 caps if needed for dizziness (seems to correlate with barometric changes). To sleep thru the night, or should I say longer hours without waking his cocktail is ativan, 2 CR's & 1-2 vicuprofens. (He has had PD symtoms for 10 years-treated chemically for ?7). We fired his "MDS" at Mayo-only wanted to DBS & go up on sinemet-Ray doesn't have the breed with tremors, dyskinesias. We've started with a new neurologist-who I'm impressed with, is open to all & any treatments to improve quality of life, however he's in the big pharma league & has written Ray a script for Azilect. I am very concerned with the side effect-not only the liver warnings, but more importantly the potential for hypertencive crisis should he eat fine cheeses & wine-what's up with that? I'm not sure we want to risk what we really enjoy on a drug that may or may not be effective. Sure would like some feedback if you have any thoughts. Thanks & Happy Holidays to all!!