I asked consultant for Azilect to see if it would help reduce my freezing and improve my gait initiation. In December I got a prescription which stated Rasagiline - pharmacy, quite correctly, gave me a generic - manufactured by Synthon in Spain. This did improve movement slightly In the mornings, but by about 2pm it wore off. So, when I saw consultant In Mid January I managed to persuade him to prescribe AzIlect as named drug. I have been taking this for last two weeks. While it is no miracle cure, I am sure it lasts longer ! Am now about to email him a request for a repeat prescrip of Azilect, hoping it's benefit will continue to build up. My pharmacy have never tried to give me a generic in place of a named drug, although they did take a few days to get the Azilect from their supplier, whereas they had generic Rasagiline on shelf.
Yes, Newdidit, the generic Rasagiline is a tartrate, and has added ingredients of microcrystalline cellulose and tartric acid. Azilect contains Rasagiline as mesilate, with other ingredients mannitol and colloidal anhydrous silica. Both also contain another 4 ingredients the same. We need a chemist to explain the difference!
Sea Angler, if my consultant won't play ball, I will use your cola analogy- brilliant!
For info, my current meds are - 7.45am Madopar dispersible, 8.30am Azilect 1mg, Madopar 100/25, and Entacapone, and at 11.30am, 2.30pm, 5.30pm Madopar 100/25 and Entacapone, 8.30 pm Madopar 100/25, 10.00pm Madopar CR, 4am Madopar 50/12.5. To me this seems like an awful lot of drugs, but if I try to reduce it or extend the 3hourly interval my symptoms kick in ( neck stiffness, can't walk safely if at all, internal shakiness ) and the next lot of drugs just fails to be effective. My consultant says not to worry unless get dyskenesia. Haven't yet!
hi supa nice to here from you so is azilect different to rasagline as when google they are same .is sython the generic my tablets say rasagline theyare round white ones whit gil 1 on them. my with just pick my repeat up & there oval r9se on them .mine are pushed out of packets given bottles any difference
Hi everyone - in my previous post 14, I should have said that the letter I received came from the GP surgery it is them that have changed the supplier of my meds, Ralnea XL ropinirole to Eppinix XL ropinirole, I have an appointment with parkinsons nurse,so I'll run it past her and see what she says
Just took a photo for you Gus but can't upload onto here so Azilect by TEVA are white round tablets with G/L and 1 underneath while the generic rasagiline by Consilient Health are white oval tablets with R9SE on them
why do chemist try to mess around by giving us inferior drugs ,its hard enough to get the right balance with out them trying to mess us around .i will phone my gp tomorrow & get her to write azilect on repeat made by teva . big thank you newdidit
TO SAY I AM SPITTING BLOOD HELLFIRE AND F>>>k it I have just completedd a very long post re the shutting down patterns of parky uttt when i hit the
BUGGER preview utton it was gone so no change there then I am so bl>>>dy angry as it was detailed and escriptive needless to say I will think carefuly before aanother long pst is attempted
took albert to vet 5 x ray s blood test , £348 found hair line crack in elbow so he now on one 5 min walk a day for 2 months and bone growth injections every week for a month £ 207 but hes doing great ,i had petplan classic cover had to pay first £75 ,but really good received first payment 14 days. he is now called king albert in are house we let him do all the things we never let are old black labrador ebony r.i.p on the settee,bed & so many toys loves it ! gp phoning at dinner time to change my generic rasagline .i really dont know why are chemist trys this s---t on me they have been taking over by bigger chain & think they can get away with it .
hello newdidit ...do you think your main cause is because you overdoing it ? i do,maybe see your specialist and review your meds... take it steady if poss . good luck .Mike
Hi newdidit mike could be right we all have good days and bad ones for me the winter is when I struggle more give me nice dry summer any day.
We have to pace ourselves like my sleep pattern is terriable I get between 4 to 6 hrs per night and that is on sleepers but every 2 months or so my body gets so tired it just shuts down and will take 8 hrs plus. And I do not work anymore i can't manage regular hrs because I become so irritable with tiredness I then get stressed and that is the worse ting for parkys like us. Try to pace yourself hope this helps let us know.
TO SAY I AM SPITTING BLOOD HELLFIRE AND F>>>k it I have just completedd a very long post re the shutting down patterns of parky uttt when i hit the
