How do you manage and adjust Parkinson’s medication if a patient has worsening orthostatic hypotension while being treated with carbidopa/levodopa?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
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):
Ensure that the patient is getting symptomatic benef...
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at Inova Health System I've had mentors try extra carbidopa 200 mg total ...
I've had mentors try extra carbidopa 200 mg total ...