chrismo Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 I'll be joining the sinemet club on Tuesday. The dose will be 100mg levopdopa and 25mg carbidopa. Read all about it here etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onedayillsailagain Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Congratulations Chris; hope it helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam93 Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Best of luck and I hope it provides at least some relief! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Thanks chaps, I'm not expecting much but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntheso Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiaguy Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 any news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 I begin on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisualDude Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Look forward to hearing if it helps. Are you currently taking any meds (or have taken anything in the last couple weeks?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 No I've been med-free for a while, save for the occasional clonazepam. I'm having baseline tests taken before, and then the same tests after, taking the sinemet so I should get an accurate idea of how it affects me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghormeh Sabzi Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I may as well report here that I recently tried Sinemet and it did not provide any symptom relief that I noticed. I was on 12.5/50 three times a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I'll be joining the sinemet club on Tuesday. The dose will be 100mg levopdopa and 25mg carbidopa. Read all about it here etc. Is that the dosage that Dr. Abraham used in his study? Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Is that the dosage that Dr. Abraham used in his study? Anyone know? It is, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onedayillsailagain Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Merry Sinemet day Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Thank you! It was just like Christmas: anti-climactic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Okay, Day 1: 1 pill, tests taken before and after dose. No changes in symptoms, no side-effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Update: the dose I took yesterday didn't seem like it did anything, however the results from two of the visual tests that I took suggest that there was some improvement to my vision. The tests were a form test and a motion test and I had previously taken both in February. Apparently in HPPD patients there is an imbalance between the form and the motion test. My form test sensitivity was slightly reduced compared to normal and the difference between my motion and form tests was exaggerated compared to normal. After the sinemet my results went back into the normal range. I will continue taking one pill a day for the next couple of days before increasing to two and then three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisualDude Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Sounds subtle ... and good for just 1 pill. Would you describe the motion test please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Subtle, yes. The motion test was looking at a cluster of dots on a screen that moved either up or down. The subject has to decided which direction they are moving in. Trust me, it's a lot harder than it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewcb Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I was taking 100/25 2x a day for rls which worked very well but I didn't notice improvement in vision, I've read that my valiums could have been interfering quite a bit. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiaguy Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 ay more news chris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Not really. I'm going up to three pills tomorrow but it doesn't look like this is going to do anything significant for me. I also have several issues with the Abraham study and am very irked by Abraham generally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewcb Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 quick question, are you on any benzos? I've read my valiums can effect my sinemet quiet a lot. Also when I take my sinemet it feels kind of like a benzo to me because it kind of sedates me but that is about it. Works great for restless legs or just restlessness in general though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismo Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 No, I am not on any benzos, I quit clonazepam a few moths ago. I can't say I get any benzo-like feeling from sinemet, or any other feeling for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisualDude Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 Not really. I'm going up to three pills tomorrow but it doesn't look like this is going to do anything significant for me. I also have several issues with the Abraham study and am very irked by Abraham generally. Interesting that is shows up on tests but not with your perception. Any side effects? What bugs (irks) you about Dr A? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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