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SKU: PC-20944
Product Description: Syndopa CR Tablet is manufactured by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
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Carbidopa is generally used in treatment of the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Levodopa is generally used in treatment of the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Carbidopa is given together with levodopa. It prevents levodopa from breakage before it reaches the brain thereby improving the efficacy of the drug. This also allows the patient to go for a lower dose of levodopa, that helps reduce vomiting and nausea.
Levodopa improves the condition by converting into dopamine, a chemical messenger that is required to regulate the transmission of signals in the brain.
Q. What is Carbidopa used for/ what does Carbidopa treat/ Is Carbidopa a dopamine agonist/ a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)/ addictive/ a blood thinner?
Carbidopa is used in combination with other drug levodopa to treat symptoms associated with Parkinson disease and parkinsonism-like symptoms caused by other conditions. It is neither a dopamine agonist, nor a MAOI. It can be addictive and cause blood thinning in some patients
Q. Is Carbidopa levodopa/ Is Carbidopa levodopa a controlled substance/ a MAOI/ a narcotic/ is Carbidopa-levodopa addiction?
Carbidopa works by helping levodopa to reach the brain. It is not a controlled substance, a MAOI, a narcotic. Some people may get addicted to Carbidopa levodopa treatment for experiencing better sense of well-being
Q. How does Carbidopa effect levodopa?
Carbidopa prevents conversion of levodopa to dopamine in the bloodstream. Thus, providing more amount of levodopa to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Q. Does Carbidopa get you high/lower blood pressure/cause hallucinations/cause constipation?
yes, Carbidopa may get some people high. It can also cause some side effects like low blood pressure, hallucinations and constipation
Q. Does Carbidopa cross the blood brain barrier?
Carbidopa cannot cross the blood brain barrier by itself, but it allows the peripheral levodopa to do so.
Q. How does Carbidopa affect the on-off phenomenon?
Patients treated with levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease may develop motor fluctuations characterized by end-of-dose failure, peak dose dyskinesia, and akinesia. The advanced form of motor fluctuations ('on-off’ phenomenon) is characterized by unpredictable swings from mobility to immobility. Although the causes of the motor fluctuations are not completely understood, in some patients they may be attenuated by treatment regimens that produce steady plasma levels of levodopa
Q. What does Carbidopa levodopa look like?
Carbidopa levopoda is usually available in a circular, oval or elliptical form and in various colors and sizes which differs for different brands.
Q. Is Levodopa a controlled substance/ a narcotic/ addictive/ lipid soluble/ a dopamine agonist/ a prodrug/ a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)/ toxic/ an anticholinergic?
Levopoda is not a dopamine agonist, controlled substance, narcotic, MAOI, toxic or anticholinergic but a lipid-soluble prodrug which gets transformed into dopamine once crossing the blood-brain barrier and also can cause addiction.
Q. Does Levodopa work/ stop tremors?
Levodopa is used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease which includes tremors (shaking), stiffness, and slowness of movement. It works in most patients if taken at recommended dosage and duration
Q. Does Levodopa cause dyskinesia/ dementia/ accelerate Parkinson's disease/ get you high/stop cause constipation/ urine discoloration?
Constipation is one of the side effects of Levodopa and a feeling of high may be experienced by some patients.
Q. Does Levodopa help with balance?
Levodopa helps to improve the balance as it helps in controlling tremors.
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