John Bumpers
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Beth,
I would love to take Rytary, but it is totally out of my budget. A 90 day prescription costs almost $1400.00. Totally ridiculous!!!!
Best,
John
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“She” put me on 25-250 Carb/Levo 4/day, and Amantadine 100MG 3/day. I was diagnosed 4 years ago, Feb., 2018. I was on Carb/Levo 10-100, and my Dr kept increasing my dosage. I was up to 16 pills/day and had diskanesia(sp?) pretty bad. I decided to see another Dr in the Dallas/Ft Worth area that had been recommended to me. I saw her last November 12, and she changed my meds to the 25-250 Carb/Levo and Amantadine 100mg. Within 48 hours of beginning the new meds, the diskanesia was totally gone. I now drive to Arlington, TX every 4 months to see her, and it is going very well. Most people aren’t even aware that I have PD until I tell them. GOD is GREAT!!!!
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I was stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC for 2.5 years while in the Marines. That was 1977-1980. From 1953-1987, Camp LeJeune had the highest environmental contamination ecosystem of any military base in the US inventory of military installations. I believe that is what caused my PD. I am a disabled veteran on disability for this. I have been very fortunate to have an excellent doctor that has me on meds that keep me from displaying any symptoms.
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I feel pretty certain that my Parkinson’s disease is a result of having spent 2 1/2 years at Camp Lejeune back in the late 70’s. They had a highly contaminated environmental system due to various chemicals being dumped into the environment. I am receiving VA disability compensation as a result.