What is the best medicine for parkinson s disease?
Patient: my father is being treated for parkinsons and has been prescribed CoQ forte and other medicines - Galamer OD 8 mg (1), Pramipex 1 mg (1x3), Rasalect 0.5 mg (1), Qutan 100 mg (1) and Trazonil 0.25 mg. he is now having vision problems, confusion, hallucinations, mental/mood changes. is the medication right? he has once been prescribed wrong medicines - syndopa plus (1x3) and pacitene (1/2) for two months and reached a critical state and nearly collapsed before being examined by a neurosurgeon and prescribed the above medicines. Doctor: Hello dear, There are many drug treatment available for parkinsons. The best effective is levodopa. Dopamine agonist like pramipexole, ropinirole can also be tried. other drugs like rasagiline, amantadine are also used in patients. The choice and dose of drugs depends upon stage of disease and tolerance of drugs. Postural hypotension is common side effect in early stage of dopamine prescription. you need to consult a neurologist for proper evaluation and treatment. Hope you found the answer helpful. Regards Dr Neeraj Kumar Neurologist