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What Causes Abnormal Involuntary Movements In Foot?
Question: Every night when I go to bed my body quivers and especially my right foot moves up and down--my neuro suggested 1/2 tablet of sinemet. The sinemet helps sometime and others it is ineffectual. All of this happens when my last dosage of P D MEDS (taken around 5:30 pm)wears off. Any suggestion or advice is welcome
Brief Answer:
You can take a tablet of Sinemet CR at night.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms. These are suggestive of dyskinesia- abnormal involuntary movements. In your case, these are end-of-dose dyskinesia, as they are occurring after the effect of last dose of medications wear off.
In this situation, taking a dose of Sinemet CR (250 mg or 275 mg) at night would be useful.
Amantadine capsules could also be helpful.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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You can take a tablet of Sinemet CR at night.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms. These are suggestive of dyskinesia- abnormal involuntary movements. In your case, these are end-of-dose dyskinesia, as they are occurring after the effect of last dose of medications wear off.
In this situation, taking a dose of Sinemet CR (250 mg or 275 mg) at night would be useful.
Amantadine capsules could also be helpful.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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