Hey everybody very new here…
I was diagnosed in August last year at the age of 37! Since then i have slowly had my meds increased quite a lot as my symptoms have slowly got worse.
Atm im on:
1 x 1mg rasagiline
1 x 8mg requip xl
5 x 25mg/100mg sinemet
My question is this…
When i was taking 2mg requip and then 2 x 2mg tables i felt great… i then moved to 1 x 4mg tablet and then my symptoms got worse and thats when my sinemet started lasting shorter time frame. Iv since been put onto 8mg requip and when i was going up and taking 1 x 4mg and 1 x 2mg then 1 x 4mg and 2 x 2mg i felt so much better… now im on 2 x 4mg and seem to be getting worse again…
Could i be right in thinking my body is not absorbing / breaking down the coating on the 4mg pills?? Or is this just wishful thinking??
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
(Sorry for the essay) 
Welcome to the community, Geoff_Postill-Topps!
It’s great that you’re reaching out and sharing your experience. It’s understandable to feel uncertain when your medication isn’t working the way it used to. You’re doing the right thing by tracking how you’re feeling with each change, and the best course of action is to have an open conversation with your doctor, or Parkinson’s specialist or nurse about the specific changes in your symptoms and medication. They might adjust the dosage or try other options to help manage things better.
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