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  • Does Levodopa occasionally not work for you?

    Posted by Mary Beth Skylis on January 13, 2025 at 1:08 pm

    My dad recently explained that sometimes Levodopa doesn’t work. He’ll be going about his day, and maybe it mixes with something in his stomach to become less effective. But in a matter of minutes, he goes from being independent to struggling with freezing. 

     

    Does Levodopa occasionally not work for you?



    sofibrown replied 3 days, 22 hours ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Pat50

    Member
    May 22, 2025 at 10:13 pm

    It doesn’t work at all for me I took for a year C/L 25/100 (6 per day). Hoping for improvement- none now off. No meds have helped

  • christine-p

    Member
    May 23, 2025 at 10:29 pm

    I have the similar problems, at the beginning, my doctor keeps adding the medication and increase the frequency, from 3 times a day to 4 then 5 times a day. Finally I realizes I need to pay more attention about when to eat and what to eat, but sometimes the medication did not kick in all day long so I just tolerate the situation. I feel sad about this situation, but I also have constipation issues, that doesn’t help.

    Christine P.

  • sofibrown

    Member
    May 25, 2025 at 4:21 am

    Thank you all for the info. My grandmother was prescribed Levodopa and I am collecting information on how good this medicine is.

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