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Reviewer: Jeff - NJ, 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year
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I was diagnosed with parkinson's 2 years ago after having ended up confined to bed in an almost frozen state. Gradually my legs began to losen up after having been on sinemet for several weeks. I am able to walk now and have returned to work living an almost normal life. There is fatigue involved but not from the sinemet. It is related to parkinson's itselft. I would highly recommend t
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Reviewer: Rusty, 75 or over Female (Patient)
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This medication wears off after about 3 hours
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Reviewer: dan, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Reviewer: 75 or over Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Caregiver)
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My fathers Parkinsons symptoms presented themseves slowly over the years and he was being treated for other conditions. Then grew worse in a matter of a few months. To the point where his dr. and I didn't think he would last more than a month or 2. After starting Sinemet his symptoms improved daily and within a week was 80% or so back to his normal self. That was over 2 years ago. To me this d
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