In general, it is a personal choice - to avoid side effects and be stuck immobile or to risk the side effects and be able to move. Everyone responds differently. Most effects are reversible, so a trial is definitely a good idea, and you can always choose to lower the dose later.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/transcripts/1366_medication-side-effects-and-complications-for-parkinson-s-patients
In general, though, at introductory doses, levodopa does not cause such effects. The older the patient is, the more comorbid issues there are (such as dementia, a stroke, preexisting psychiatric disease); these factors and higher doses make one more likely to develop such things.
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Taking Ativan with other drugs that make you sleepy or slow your breathing can cause dangerous or life-threatening side effects. Ask your doctor before taking Ativan with a sleeping pill, narcotic pain medicine, muscle relaxer, or medicine for depression or seizures.
https://www.drugs.com/ativan.html
There is increasing evidence that Parkinson's disease may be inherited. Men after the age of 60 are more likely to develop the disease than women. The average age at the onset of symptoms is 60. However, 10 percent of patients are diagnosed before age 40.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/transcripts/1366_medication-side-effects-and-complications-for-parkinson-s-patients
One of the more surprising aspects of medications is how two people taking the same medicine can have such different experiences. One person may have severe or troublesome side effects that make the medicine intolerable, while another person finds that the medicine does only the good that it is intended to do. In fact when many thousands or millions of people use medicines, the list of observed side effects can become long indeed.
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Ativan (lorazepam) belongs to a group of drugs called benzodiazepines. Lorazepam affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with anxiety. Ativan is used to treat anxiety disorders. Ativan may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
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To make sure Ativan is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have: seizures or epilepsy; kidney or liver disease (especially alcoholic liver disease); asthma or other breathing disorder; open-angle glaucoma; a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or behavior; or. a history of drug or alcohol addiction.
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Side effects may be rare or common, serious or merely annoying. A medicine with frequent mild side effects may be tolerated by the majority of people and be regarded as relatively safe. On the other hand if a medicine has a less common but more serious side effect it can mean that the medicine should only be used when there is no alternative, and then with close monitoring. These considerations require doctors to assess the risk of side effects versus the expected benefit of any medication.
http://ncpamd.com/side-effects/
Dr__Rudolph: I cannot speak to that, sorry, but if you stop it for a while, watch the skin get better, and then restart it, and the skin gets worse again, there's your answer. It's probably not a circulation problem but more of a drug rash, if it is related at all.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/transcripts/1366_medication-side-effects-and-complications-for-parkinson-s-patients
Ativan side effects. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to Ativan: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. upper stomach pain, dark urine, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
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what makes a person have side effects from meds
Taking Ativan with other drugs that make you sleepy or slow your breathing can cause dangerous or life-threatening side effects. Taking Ativan with other drugs makes a person to have side effects.