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Carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone

Carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone

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Brands

Stalevo

Side Effects

Common

Constipation
Feeling anxious
Heartburn
Confusion
Fatigue
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Back pain
Increased sweating
Passing gas
Mood changes
Abdominal pain
Sleepiness
Flatulence
Excessive sweating
Compulsive behavior
Mood swings

Serious

Dyskinesia
Rectal bleeding
Hypersensitivity
Low blood pressure on standing
Slow movement
Suicidal thoughts
Hallucinations

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A 69-year old female asked:

Which is more likely to increase psychoses. Increasing stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) from 125 to 150 on the same schedule or changing the dosage from 6 to 7 per day ?

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A 68-year old female asked:

Does the use of the neupro patch and stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) 125 lessen the incidence of psycosis ?

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A 64-year old male asked:

What is the difference between Parkinson's drug sinemet and stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone)?

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A 68-year old female asked:

Is the risk of psychoses greater with adding 1mg requip or 125mg stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone)?

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A 65-year old male asked:

Is Stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) superior to Sinemet for Parkinsons? Is one better than the other?

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A 69-year old female asked:

Taking Stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) 125X6, Requip 6mg X2. What sinus medicine can I take?

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A 68-year old female asked:

Dr. Pappas...Compared to 5 x 3 mg of requip & 6x 125 stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) will 8mg neupro & 6x 125 stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) be less likely to cause psycosis ?

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A 69-year old female asked:

Rephrasing my question. My Stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) controls my Parkinson's but some times when I take it, I get stiff and have trouble moving. What is causing this ?

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A 44-year old asked:

Is it safe to take stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) while pregnant or breastfeeding?

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A 68-year old female asked about a 68-year old female:

How can I prevent random off incidents with parkinson's. Taking stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) 125, requip 3mg. I am 14 years into the desease.

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A 68-year old female asked:

14 years with parkinson's. Have a dbs implant, taking stalevo (carbidopa and levodopa and entacapone) 125 x 6, requip 2mg x 5. How can I control the random "off" occurrences?

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A 43-year old asked:

How does the drug carbidopa affect levodopa?

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A 37-year old asked:

What happens if I take carbidopa and levodopa?

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A 28-year old male asked:

Please describe the medication: sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa)?

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A 41-year old asked:

What is the typical dosage of sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) cr?

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A 45-year old asked:

What does sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) consist of and what is cr?

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A 33-year old asked:

I took 9 sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) tablet a day, is that to much?

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A 41-year old asked:

What is the maximum dosage per day for Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) tablets?

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A 50-year old male asked:

Can I get levadopa without the carbidopa that's in Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa)?

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A 64-year old male asked:

Is generic sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) cr is not effective as the branded version?

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A 50-year old male asked:

Can I get levadopa without the carbidopa that's added in sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa)?

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A member asked:

Milligrams for 6 hour sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa)? What is the dosage for this medication?

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A 65-year old male asked:

When switching from regular Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) to CR, do you need to add little more CR to achieve the same dose of the regular Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa)?

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A 68-year old male asked:

On sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) 2 times per day 62.5. I want off this to try other alternatives first how do I safely do this. I do not agree with my diagnosis of pd.?

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A member asked:

What is the recommended taper schedule when discontinuing sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa)?

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A 36-year old asked:

How do you wean off sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa)?

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A 64-year old male asked:

What is the typical Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) dose for a patient after DBS?

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A 43-year old asked:

Can sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) block dystonic reactions caused by haloperidol?

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A 65-year old male asked:

Does DBS surgery allows at least a 50% reduction in Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa)?

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A 65-year old male asked:

What is the starting dose of Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) per day for Parkinsons?

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