Re: Fwd: too much sinemet?

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nancy, Here is the info that I found on both Sinemet

and Sinemet CR dosage. I also included the links to

the info that I found for you.

Tenacity

Sinemet CR info:

This is what I found about Sinemet CR dosage:

Following initiation of therapy, doses and dosing

intervals may be increasedor decreased depending upon

therapeutic response. Most patients have been

adequately treated with doses of SINEMET CR that

provide 400 to 1600 mg oflevodopa per day,

administered as divided doses at intervals ranging

from 4 to 8hours during the waking day. Higher doses

of SINEMET CR (2400 mg or more of

levodopa per day) and shorter intervals (less than 4

hours) have been used, butare not usually recommended.

When doses of SINEMET CR are given at intervals of

less than 4 hours,and/or if the divided doses are not

equal, it is recommended that the smaller doses be

given at the end of the day. An interval of at least 3

days between dosage adjustments is recommended "

http://www.sinemetcr.com/cross_site/CurrentSinemetCRPI.pdf

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Here is what I found concerning dosage with Sinemet:

" If necessary, the dosage of SINEMET 25-250 may be

increased by one-half or one tablet every day or every

other dayto a maximum of eight tablets a day. "

http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:S2lik3RWvtYC:www.bms.com/static/pdf/sinepi.\

pdf+sinemet+&hl=en

--- TFPSteed@... wrote:

>

> i've been taking 8 25/100 sinemet/day for many

> months but lately

> i'm not feeling much up-time..... my mouth has a

> metallic taste, my eyes are

> twitching, and my thinking is dull.

> i'm trying to cut back to seven....haven't noticed

> much difference....am

> working on six but it is difficult to get to 6.

> any clues when it is too much sinemet.

> nancy spires

>

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