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Levodopa/Carbidopa What Is The Maximum Safe Daily Dose
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posted May 2, 2018
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I take two Sinemet 25/100's every two hours seven or eight times per day (eight if I go to bed late). That's fourteen or sixteen per day. I've never heard of a greater number. I don't change my dosage unless my neurologist /movement disorder specialist says I should

posted March 14, 2020
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my husband is now on 10 tablets a day of C/L 25-100 given 2 1/2 tabs 4x daily - he is on peg tube or gTube feeding, all his meds needs to be ground (mortar and pestle) dissolved in water and administered thru a syringe. All other forms of PD meds - extended release C/L, comtan (entacapone) were stopped because these meds are not crushable/dissolvable. the positive outcome is that his mood changes stopped as well, he is more in control of his own emotions with regular formulation 25-100 C/L since August 2017. He had the peg tube gTube feeding because he could not swallow anymore - brought about by dysphagia (from PD) and complicated by spurs in the C3C4 level of the cervical spine that was pushing against his throat at the back.

posted May 4, 2018
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I was up to 2000 mg of sinemet for approx a year, but have cut back to 700 - 800 mg per day... and I am now taking 12-15 caps of mucuna (40% 650 mg) with sinemet.

posted May 2, 2018
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I was started on 1 pill 3x day. Within a week after conferring with my doctor I was raised to 2 pills 3x day. About 2 weeks ago my spouse talked to the doctor because I had been having more symptoms around 10 pm. With that I guess I have been discussing things from my past 30+ years without realizing it. I was told to add 2 more Sinimet at 10pm along with 2 50mg primidone. I guess things have been better.

posted October 1, 2020
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

May I ask how long you've had PD For?

posted August 5, 2020

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