Any change to your medication regime must be discussed with your doctor so that you understand how this might affect you.
Parkinson’s medication should never be stopped abruptly, this can be very dangerous. If both you and your doctor agree to stop any medication it will be necessary to do so, by gradually reducing the medication dose.
At this time, it would be useful if you kept a diary to monitor how this was affecting your symptoms. This can help to highlight any changes in symptom pattern, or in your emotions or behaviour that may be related to medication.
Writing down your own individual experiences on a day-to-day basis can also help you to talk about any changes in your symptoms and your feelings with your doctor. This can be very useful, particularly as appointments are often too short for doctors to ask lots of questions, and your visit may be on a day when your symptoms do not follow their general pattern.
For a sample medication record see Patient Diary - Medication record
