SINEMET Reviews (LEVODOPA; CARBIDOPA)Average Rating: 2.5 (87 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SINEMET with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SINEMET | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Parkinsonism | none | Have been taking it for about 3 months. Seems to have reduced tremor and improved speed of movement | M | 77 | 3 months | 3/29/2002 | 3 | INVOLENTRY LEGS SPASMS | DIZZINESS, VOMITING FOR A SHORT PERIOD. LOSS OF APPETITE. | HAS HELPED LEG MOVEMENT SETTLE DOWN | F | 16 | 5 months | 4/18/2004 | 3 | Restless Legs Syndrome | Augmentation, daytime sleepiness, fatigue | F | 43 | 3 weeks | 7/1/2004 | 3 | Restless Legs Syndrome | Augmentation, daytime sleepiness, fatigue | Gave me 4-5 hours of continuous sleep for the first couple of weeks, now it's hit and miss. | F | 43 | 3 weeks | 7/1/2004 | 4 | Parkinsons Disease | Nausea, wearing off and wearing on discomfort, lack of motivation | If PD is present it works wonders, shame that there are side effects with long term use | M | 55 | 20 months | 8/31/2004 | 4 | Young onset Parkinson's disease | It is the Gold standard of PD drugs for me, it helps tremor or the lack of movement, it is a good drug but it has an = on /off phenomena after 3-6 years, to much can be as bad as not enough. | Sinemet is a good medication for me, yet it is not a cure. | F | 37 | 7 years | 9/28/2004 | 4 | parkinsons | wearing off | F | 10 months | 10/2/2004 | 3 | Parkinson's | Helps with freezing, limited side effects | F | 70 | 12 months | 12/7/2004 | 2 | Parkinson's | Extreme on off dyskinesia, dystonia, Cognitive problems of all kinds. Cramps, joint pain, muscle and soft tissue damage from dyskinesia. | If someone had only told me that I would be totally overdosed and become addicted to this drug! What I thought was Parkinsons's disease is nothing more than the ravages of sinemet addiction. How do I decrease dosage and get back to normal Parkinson's disease and symptoms? | M | 55 | 5 years | 12/25/2004 | 5 | Young Onset Parkinson's | Occasional dyskenesia if I dont dose correctly, ON/OFF periods | Saved my life! I medically retired at 33 from the Air Force. SINEMET is the medicine that helped, all the agonists had extreme side effects. SINEMET has allowed me to go back to work as an IT specialist. | M | 38 | 5 years | 1/11/2005 | 5 | restless leg syndrome | possibly night sweats, they started about the time I started the medication. The sweats could be from thyroid. | Before I started taking Sinemet, I could not sleep for all the jerking motions of my legs. That problem doesn't exist with the medication. I take one every night 30 minutes before going to bed. | F | 47 | 7 years | 4/30/2005 | 5 | Parkinson's | None cause I started very slowly with much less than prescribed to allow my system to get used to it. | Very good / very bad. Classical situation where a drug seems to address exactly what is going wrong in the Parkinsonian's brain and that is the diminishing capacity to make our own levodopa (which is what sinemet is). Levodopa in a healthy person is made in our bodies from basic nutrients. Levodopa, in turn, is converted to Dopamine, which in balance with two other neurotransmitters, acethylcholine and GABA, provide for smooth and controlled movement. Throwing ready-made levodopa into our bodies causes a well known pharmacological effect called | F | 48 | 7 years | 6/10/2005 | 4 | Parkinsons | None noted. | F | 66 | 4 years | 4/17/2006 | 3 | PLMD | Extra involuntary movements. Upset stomach. Extremely agitated sleep if also had caffiene or cold medicine. Neuro doc changed me to Mirapex because he said Sinemet should be saved for latter stages. | If all other meds have ceased to work and Sinemet is the best choice, remember that eating protein interferes with its absorption, as does eating on a full stomach those foods that take long to digest. | F | 54 | 4 years | 4/24/2006 | 4 | PLMD | after about a year, I have experienced heart palpitations\irregular heart beats | M | 47 | 1 years | 6/3/2006 | 1 | Left Side Dystonia | PERMANENT FOREARM AND HAND TREMOR, WHAT A NIGHTMARE!!! DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | EVIL DRUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | M | 46 | 3 years | 6/21/2006 | 3 | Parkinson's Disease | Extension of fingers; cramping of fingers; headache; dizziness; tightness in shoulders. | Tricky to dose; hard to distinguish the side effects from the disease it treats. When dosed properly, it's wonderful, making me able to be almost "cured." | M | 64 | 3 years | 9/25/2006 | 4 | Frequent, severe muscle cramps | Mild constant backache/night sweats | Don't like the backache or the night sweats, but so far, this is the only thing that has helped alleviate most of the cramps I was getting in the muscles of my legs, feet, arms, and hands. | F | 57 | 10 months | 11/15/2006 | 3 | parkinsons | terrible stomach discomfort and constipation | as far as i'm concerned it does what is expected providing.relief of strong tremor and a somewhat sense of well being.However the accompaning stomach discomfort more than makes up for the good.Kindly respond if you've experienced the same discomfort. | M | 73 | 1.6 years | 11/24/2006 | 5 | Restless Leg Syndrome | Works wonders. After 2 years use, I now need two tablets instead of one, but no noticeable side effects. | M | 63 | 2 years | 1/29/2007 |