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How do you manage and adjust Parkinson’s medication if a patient has worsening orthostatic hypotension while being treated with carbidopa/levodopa?

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Neurology · New York Medical College
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Levodopa is such an important pillar of Parkinson's therapy that it is often necessary to continue this drug despite the worsening of orthostatic intolerance.

This is a step-wise approach (i.e., don't go to step 4 if you haven't addressed step 2):

  1. Ensure that the patient is getting symptomatic benefi...

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