Re-distribution of levodopa dosage which may mean smaller, more frequent doses, or larger less frequent increments, may be helpful in controlling oscillations in some patients.
While the patient was treated for her tremors with pramipexole, amantadine hydrochloride, levodopa, carbidopa and entacapone, the phantosmia symptoms disappeared completely.
The prevalences were higher in those taking synthetic dopamine agonist drugs as opposed to other types of medications such as levodopa, anticholinergic agents, or amantadine, at 17.1% versus 6.9%.
