Re: Azilect question

[innarellar@xxxxxxx]

Hi Jen.  I've been on Azilect for quite a few years now.  It is  an MAO B 
inhibitor and as in MAO A inhibitors they recommended that you avoid  foods 
with Tyrasine (sp?).  It is my understanding that those restrictions  have 
now been lifted.  I've been off of it and on it and have noticed no  
difference either way.  Recently, my hair has become extremely thin and I  
attribute 
it to the Azilect.  I will say this......be careful.  I'm  due to have 
surgery to replace my defibrillator and I asked my cardiologist who  will be 
doing the surgery if I should go off of it for 2 weeks before (I've  heard of 
this).  He said to ask my  neurologist.  My neurologist  said to ask my 
surgeon but he didn't see any problem with going off.  So I  called a 
pharmacist.  
She told me it was okay to stay on it.  I went  to the internet.  It said 
to go off of it for 2 weeks prior and 2 weeks  after surgery.  I'm going off 
of it.
 
Roberta Innarella
"
Better to remain  silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove 
all doubt." Abraham  Lincoln  

 
In a message dated 2/19/2010 2:00:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jgaudio71@xxxxxxxx writes:

Good  morning everyone, 
My neurologist is strongly encouraging that I switch to  Azilect as it has 
some record of slowing the progression of PD. (I'm 38 and  recently 
diagnosed with YOPD) I'm a little freaked by all the  contraindications and 
side 
effects and am having difficulty finding unbiased  consistent information on 
the drug. Has anyone out there taken Azilect? Does  it indeed slow the 
progression? Any thoughts or opinions?
Thanks,Jen    
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