Terri has been receiving treatment for close on 12 months.
Initially Sinemet, but when she related to the consultant her side effects he decided that she was allergic to something in the meds and told her to stop taking them.
After a period of time he prescribed Ropenirol. She felt very ill within an hour and was violently sick shortly after.
The next attempt was Rasagiline which he said was less effective but he was running out of options. This was ok but little improvement of symptoms.
About 4 months ago he switched her to Madopar. Initially 1 tab 3 times per day, to gradually increase over time; 2,1,1 then 2,2,1 until reaching 2,2,2.
Again she had bad reactions as the dosage increased, so she has , until recently been taking 1 tablet 4 times per day.
About 5 weeks ago he reduced her to 3 Madopar and prescribed a Rotigotine patch Initially 2mg/24hr then after 2 weeks increasing to 4mg/24 hr
She was OK with the 2mg patch, so was quite hopeful when increasing to 4mg, but on the second day it was clear she wasn’t tolerating the increased dosage, so reverted to 2mg. That was approximately 2 weeks ago… Today she has again tried a 4mg patch with similar effects. By 8 pm she felt so ill that she took the patch off. An hour later she was sick.
The tremors have worsened since she started taking medication, but in each case she hasn’t been able to reach the recommended dosage.
Anyone had similar experiences?
