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Can Dose Of Senemet Be Decreased For Proper Sleep?

My Dad is in end stage Parkinsons and is getting 4 does of 250mg senemet daily. He weighs 130 lbs and it seems the flalling and tremors get worse after his last dose and he has night time distressfull dreams and because of daily sleeping from the meds he has not slept well in the evening. My question is should we decrease and go back to 3 pills a day instead of 4.?
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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yup....u should take same dose but take as small doses with increased frequency. ...symptoms described by u are side effects of syndopa ...we call it dyskinesia.....u can try tab amantidine.
Also discuss with ur neurologist about DBS ( deep brain stimulation).

regards.
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Can Dose Of Senemet Be Decreased For Proper Sleep?

yup....u should take same dose but take as small doses with increased frequency. ...symptoms described by u are side effects of syndopa ...we call it dyskinesia.....u can try tab amantidine. Also discuss with ur neurologist about DBS ( deep brain stimulation). regards.