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I take the generic brand of carbidopa levodopa. I have taken it for a little over a year. For some people, it has a side effect of lowering BP. Started for me, as the dosage was increased.

I take Sciegen brand. I have not had any side affects from it and have been taking it for a year now. Once at 9 am and again at 530 pm( try to take an hour after eating). I get mine at Fred Meyer/Kroeger.

Thanks Micheal,
I will check on this new information, I am learning. I know the generic brand vs. the brand name do not perform the same way in the body. For me, it’s serious. It’s a known fact that sometimes carbo-levo will lower BP. Mine has gotten as low as 62/40. My cardiac drugs have been doubled. I was told, I am on the highest dose of cardiac medication to bring my BP up. I hope it continues to work.

If you want to know who the manufacturer of your c/ l is you can ask the pharmacist and they should provide you the name , what they will not provide is a review of how well that particular manufacturer works for us with parkinsons. Unfortunately some providers put profit before quality. In reading many articles on many different parkinsons sites I have come across people that express problems when they switch manufacturers. The problems range from mild to very concerning and we all know we do not need any more problems ! You can also find the manufacture name on your prescription bottle. Thanks to everyone that is replying !