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How Important Is It REALLY To Take Medication On A Specific Schedule? My Life Is Not On A Schedule. Should I Set Alerts To Take It?

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Fayette, MO
August 23
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A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I try to take my carbadopa lebadopa between 7-8 am and 7-8 pm every day. Then the rest of my daily medication I take an hour or so after that. I also take propanol for my trimmers I take that with all the rest of my medication. It seems to work for now

August 24
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I was diagnosed in November last year. I have never been on a schedule. Sometimes I would be late-up to 3 hoursšŸ˜š. I have had some days that have been pretty bad (my legs shaking so bad and dyskinesia that I donā€™t trust myself to drive. I decided to try a schedule which requires me to wake up at 3:00am to take a dose. Ugh!

August 24
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Oh, I hear that!šŸ¤£

August 24
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

My husband is frequently off schedule. It doesn't seem to make much difference for him, unless he misses a dose entirely. We try to be on time, but life happens. Even with an alarm on his phone to remind him, he doesn't always take his pills on time. Mostly because he doesn't usually carry his phone unless we are going to be out of the house for a while, but he will also hear the alarm, turn it off, and then go back to what he is doing without actually taking the pills.

August 23
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I notice that when I miss taking my Rytary every 6 hours on the dot, it doesn't work as well when I take my last dose at night. I take time released Rytary 65.5 mg/ 245 mg 3 times a day

August 23 (edited)

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