Parkinson's Disease
"I&#039;ve been on Rytary for 6 weeks. I take it 3 times a day, 3 pills at each dose. It is unpredictable at times. There are days that I get a full 6 hour benefit without wearing off. But food creates a problem with its effectiveness. There are other times that I&#039;m on an empty stomach, but it does not allow me to have mobility until it kicks in. Other times it kicks in right away, then there&#039;s a period not working so well , and then it works again at the 5th hour. I&#039;m really studying all the variables such as my sleep, food intake and stress levels. If I have stress, Rytary ceases to work. Perhaps I need to increase my dose. I&#039;ll discuss with my doc this week. But overall it has been much better than Sinemet which gave me 2 1/2 hours."