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Does levodopa help Parkinson's without the added carbidopa?
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Had my pump for 5 years and mine is inserted via JPEG bypass stomach and delivered to my intestine.. only problems was tube needs to be replaced once worn. Had an accident when tube pulled out after… read more
Hi Dale, your activity in sleep may actually be a sleep disorder called RBD. It is very common among people who have Parkinson’s Disease. Most people are partially paralyzed when they sleep so they… read more
Whjich of my symptoms will or should it help?
I’ll ck thank you🙏✝️
My husband is 71 and was diagnosed with PD 11 years ago. Neuro now has recommended Duopa and insertion of PegJ tube with pump. He has so many ON and OFF times during one day that it makes it almost impossible to plan on leaving the house. He currently takes Stalevo 75mg 5 times a day along with Azilect and Ropinerole. If anyone is on Duopa, how long did it take to titrate correct dose to stop ON and OFF episodes? We live in North GA.
I am having a hard time deciding weather to go ahead with the
Dupa Pump. It seems a bit drastic , but not taken pills for 18 hours sounds good to me. I have a problem with having to wear the pump,… read more
Any one using a Duopa pump for more than a year, has it lost it’s effectiveness like the CD/LD pills did?
I have been on the pump for 8 years. You must continue to monitor yourself and make adjustments according to your degree of activity. To eliminate some of the symptoms due to your morning dose I… read more
Sorry to be a party pooper: folks. Last year I went through the process of getting the Duodopa system via my consultant after much discussion. It was an exciting time and i was fully confident that… read more