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Should I Increase The Dose Of Requip To Cure Parkinson S Disease?
I was diagnosed with PD two months ago and the doctor prescribed requip. I increased the dosage every week and now Iam now taking 6mg daily. My question is that I take the 6mg in the morning, the requip does not start working until mid afternoon. should I increase the requip or take it at different time? I should mention that Iam taking extend release requip
Fri, 29 Mar 2019
Hello,
I think that the dose of the Requip extended-release should be increased since there's not a satisfactory control of the symptoms. The maximal dose is 24 mg/day, I think you should try with 8 mg/day initially.
If still no correct control of symptoms, the dose may be increased to 12 mg/day after a couple of weeks. Discuss with your Neurologist for these issues.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Erion Spaho, Neurologist, Surgical
I think that the dose of the Requip extended-release should be increased since there's not a satisfactory control of the symptoms. The maximal dose is 24 mg/day, I think you should try with 8 mg/day initially.
If still no correct control of symptoms, the dose may be increased to 12 mg/day after a couple of weeks. Discuss with your Neurologist for these issues.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Erion Spaho, Neurologist, Surgical
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