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[Dysphagia] Sinemet



Many thanks for posting this. I've been trying to stop the "Sinemet in apple sauce" for years!
Irene.

dysphagiadude@mailcan.com wrote:
This article gives some good information about Sinemet and problems that
Parkinson's patients have with pills. Sinemet can be real tricky in the
presence of GI problems.
http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/Brian/SinemetL.pdf

Also, check the archives; Irene Campbell-Taylor has contributed a ton of
good stuff on this over the years.




On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:07:53 -0400, pressmah@sjhmc.org said:
> A recent research article, I believe in the current Dysphagia journal,
> demonstrated no advantage in various timing Hilda Pressman
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron McClanahan [mailto:rmcclana@kvmo.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 8:01 AM
> To: dysphagia@b9.com
> Subject: [Dysphagia] Sinemet
> 
> 
> Can someone review the "rules" of giving Sinemet...have heard giving a
> pill
> 1 hour before meals will help improve swallowing for the meals???I also
> have
> a pt that has just been started on Sinemet and he is slower on swallowing
> and more rigid...???any help appreciated.
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