Azilect
Azilect questions and answers
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Q: How long does it take for Azilect to reach it's full effectiveness? Based on taking 1mg tablet a day.?
A: Clinical effect can be expected within 4-6 weeks following initiation of Azilect treatment. This is based on data from studies where the first visit and measurement after enrolment took place at Week 4;
Q: Where can I buy .5 mg Azilect on line without a prescription?
And can it be purchased w/o prescription?
look people please don't give me attitude. This is for my grandfather not for me! Okay? We were just wondering!
A: Hmm I don't think you can you'd need a prescription.
Q: Does the drug Azilect cause bad side effects if taken with Mirapex?
A: No known significant reactions. Cautioni should always be taken when taking multiple medicaitons.
Q: Any antidepressants OK to take with Azilect (Rasagaline)?
I'm an early/moderate Parkinson's patient taking the new drug Azilect and responding well.....I do, however, require antidepressants and was taking Lexapro until I was alerted to a deadly drug interraction....PLEASE, if anyone knows of an acceptable combo please let me know....I've done an internet search with no results and my doc is perplexed too.....
A: I am on Lexapro as well, so I know what you mean, I have to be really careful. Call Walgreens, or any other pharmacy, a pharmacist is going to be better to ask than anyone on here :O)
Q: can propo-n/apap be taken with [azilect } a Parkinson's med?
A: Good question, because Azilect, or any MAO inhibitor, has a long list of medications it can react with. Propoxyphene is on that list. It appears that prop-n apap contains propoxyphene, so I would probably not take it.
You should check with your pharmacist. They will have some good databases they can check into to see if there are any exceptions to the situation. Sometimes docs and pharmacists are OK starting with low doses and seeing what happens, just depending on a lot of things. It's risky though.
Azilect is a great drug for many people with Parkinson's. A lot of the people say that it has helped them a lot by reducing their symptoms. So, you may be struggling with what to treat, the Parkinson's or the respiratory condition.
Matt
http://www.MyParkinsonsInfo.com
Q: Does anyone with Parkinson's Disease have experience with the new drug Azilect(Razagiline)?
Am interested in finding out info about Rasagiline from PD patients who are using the drug.
A: I've spoken with a few people that have had a very positive experience. Some of them were participants in clinical trials, and one of them got his rasagiline from outside the country. Many physicians are also quite optimistic. Hopefully this optimism is a good predictor of reality, and Azilect/Rasagiline helps people a lot.
Rasagiline has a pretty long list of drugs that it could interact with. Perhaps tops on the list is antidepresants. The problem is that many people living with Parkinson's also battle depression. It makes sense since dopamine helps our mood and outlook.
I am quite excited about Azilect, from what I heard in presentations at the World Parkinson Congress this year. I think people just need to know that there are some cautions. I did some research for a story on Azilect on this link:
http://www.myparkinsonsinfo.com/Newsletters/20060601.html
- scroll down -- its the second article
A lot of the warnings come right from the manufacturer, Teva.
Q: AZILECT (Rasagiline): Anyone take this medicine? Are any letters imprinted on 1 side of pill? Please tell me.?
A: Don't know about the letters, but all other info can be found on the sites below.
DE
Q: For all you professional hairdressers out there: will any particular medicines affect my hair/getting a perm?
I have always had baby fine hair which has thinned out with age (54). I have Parkinson's disease and some osteoporosis (am falling apart and that's why I want my hair to at least look good!). My current medications include Actonel, Azilect, Lexapro, Requip, and Zocor -- do you know if any of these meds would affect my getting a perm or body wave? Would really hate to see my hair coming off on the rollers!! Seriously, I'd appreciate your input. Thanks!
A: Don't do the perm is my advice. Your hair will look like a used SOS pad.
Q: Parkinson medication?
My Mom has Parkinson's disease and takes stalavo 4x a day amantadine 2x a day and azilet 1 x a day. She is experiencing nausea and dizziness more frequently on a daily basis. She has gone to 2 neurologist and thy both said u will be dizzy. Should I lesson her dosage of amantadine or take her off of azilect. Please help
A: We're not her doctors and most of us on Answers are not doctors but many of us know from experience about Parkinson's disease, we can only tell you what we would try first.
If this were my husband who has PD and has taken both Amantadine, an anti-viral which increases the release of dopamine - to amplify the effects and Azilect and MAO-B inhibitor which has been proven to delay the progression of Parkinson's but not Stalevo a COMT inhibitor which slows the elimination of dopamine by inhibiting the enzyme which breaks down dopamine post-release in the brain, I would first opt to reduce the Amantadine dosage. I say this because my husband no longer takes amantadine and we are about to increase the azilect on a trial basis since we have his doctor's approval.
All three meds can cause the side effects, nausea and dizziness, which she is experiencing but each has a purpose in her therapy. You are wise not to want to add an anti-nausea med to the mix - I know you didn't say it but your question shows the wisdom of your thinking.
I am also assuming that your Mom's blood pressure is monitored regularly and that she has only marginal orthostatic hypo-tension.
Because all three can be used in combination with other medications, I would begin by reducing the Amantadine. Personally, I would not reduce the azilect because of its proven effectiveness.
You might have to play around with the dosage times as well, that is keep the spacing farther apart which may be easier in you reduce the amantadine dosage.
These medications each have a different action upon the elements of the disease and if they are helping your mother achieve some symptom relief they are probably all necessary to her treatment.
Here's a thought about medications (few and far between) which reduce progression of a condition: you really can't see the difference because what you see is what is and not what isn't or might be. But take a look at people who are in worse condition than your mother - all things are not equal but the concept is that things could be worse and you want to postpone that for as long as possible.
Chart everything: what - when - side effects. Experiment withing the existing framework.
By the way, your Mom can take both ginger and Vitamin B6 (although I'd take the entire B complex because she also needs B2 and B12). Ginger and B06 both help with nausea.
Autoimmune supplements to support the decreased amantadine would begin with Vitamin D3 which she should have anyway. And certainly a diet strong in natural antioxidants is vitally important in PD.
You may be able to increase her intake of these nutritional supplements through changes to her diet but getting the best quality vitamin will ensure consistency. (That does not necessarily mean the most expensive.)
I'm not going to overwhelm you with suggestions of supplements but here is a link to some nutritional elements to consider if they are not already in her diet:
http://parkinsonsfocustoday.blogspot.com/2009/06/more-food-for-parkinsons-disease.html
Also please make sure that your mother has a regular exercise program - she may already but I didn't want to neglect that...the more endorphins the better for her feeling of well-being.
Best wishes to you both.