tremors

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Is your mom seeing a general neurologist or a movement disorder specialist neurologist? The MDS  specifically treats PD and similar neurological disorders. When I was diagnosed September 09 I was put on sinemet (levadopa/carbidopa). Read about the side effects. Also read about Azilect. Wanted to change to Azilect. General Neuro refused to change. Said Azilect was too expensive. Went to a movement disorder specialist. He said that because of the side effects of sinemet it was not the drug to start with. He agreed with Azilect. It did not entirely stop my themors. Added Artane. Tremors 99% gone. You cannot tell that I have PD. Find a MDS for your mom.

Dan

I am almost 42 and diagnosed with PD 4 years ago.  I see a movement disorder specialist at Shands.  I am on seligilene and artane.  Does not help my tremors on the right side.  It is getting worse.   Nothing that I have tried has helped the tremors.  People stare at me all the time.  I hate it.  My 8 year old daughter is great with it and understands.  She is amazing.

I take seligilene and 10 mg of artane twice a day.  That's amazing that you are only taking 2 mg

tiffany
I often wonder how other factors contribute. Do you drink alcohol? I usually he brandy or rum in the evening. I wonder what effect it has.

Dan

Polish Dan,

Thanks for your posts. Just a clarification of the following statement you made in a 2/19/11 post:  'Selegiline is Azilect'. In fact, they are two different medications.  Rasagiline is Azilect <--- that may have been the confusion. The followiing is from MedlinePlus at  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html 

 

Selegiline is used to help control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD; a disorder of the nervous system that causes difficulties with movement, muscle control, and balance) in people who are taking levodopa and carbidopa combination (Sinemet). Selegiline may help people with Parkinson's disease by decreasing the dose of levodopa/carbidopa needed to control symptoms, stopping the effects of levodopa/carbidopa from wearing off between doses, and increasing the length of time that levodopa/carbidopa will continue to control symptoms. Selegiline is in a group of medications called monoamine oxidase type B (MAO-B) inhibitors. It works by increasing the amount of dopamine (a natural substance that is needed to control movement) in the brain.  For more information:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a697046.html

Rasagiline aka Azilect is used alone or in combination with another medication to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (a slowly progressing disease of the nervous system causing a fixed face without expression, tremor at rest, slowing of movements, walking with shuffling steps, stooped posture and muscle weakness). Rasagiline is in a class of medications called monoamine oxidase (MAO) type B inhibitors. It works by increasing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain.  For more info:   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a606017.html 

 lizzy4451