[Pat]

I don’t see any relief from symptoms either with levodopa. They work more like a sleeping pill. I only took one per day for a long time wanting to keep medicine intake low but have been advised to take 3 per day. Can’t firgure out if it helps or hinders? Usually take 2, sometimes 1. Doctor said to try taking none but I thought it better to try and take 3.

[Pat]

A few months ago, I had 2 horrible constipation bouts within a few weeks.  Tried all kinds of laxatives to finally find relief.  My doctor recommended more vegetables in my diet which I always seem to fail to do.  For years, I was taking 2 x 400 mg magnesium tablets and continue to do so. A pharmacist suggested MetaMucil fibre capsules. I can’t stand drinking the mixture stuff.  Though the package dosage is 5 caps  per day, I find that only one works very well.  Breaks up the stool – slightly gassy.  Really easy for prevention in my case.

Pat

[Pat]

I used to call it a fatigue attack but a better description is exhaustion.  After I wake up I have about 2 normal hours.  Then the fatigue hits and I feel like crap the rest of the day.  At least I have a condition that sleep helps – can only think that’s lucky.