Bob
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Hi Jean,
Measure blood pressure first thing in the morning. If low give him 1/4 to 1/2 tsp Celtic sea salt or Himalayan salt, each has 80+ minerals unlike table salt which has two, Na and Cl. If low anytime during the day, repeat.
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Carbidopa depletes Vit. B6 potentially causing Tardive Dyskinesia. I take 100mg B6 as well as the fat soluble form of Vit B1(Benfotiamine) 100mg
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Hi Joanne,
What supplements are being recommended?
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Carbidopa can cause a Vit B6 deficiency, possibly contributing to dyskinesia. 1mg B6 for every mg of carbidopa taken. Talk with your doctor.
1 Lodosyn prescribing information: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2014/017830s014s016s017s018s019s030lbl.pdf
2 Rojo-Sebastián, A. et al. Vitamin B6 Deficiency in Patients With Parkinson Disease Treated With Levodopa/Carbidopa clinical Neuropharmacology Vol 43, Number 5, Sep/Oct 2020FDA -
Hi Robert,
The amount of L-Dopa in the British Supplements is 353.7mg per serving of 357.5mg of Mucuna. Your Madopar is a drug which has 100mg L-Dopa, it is not an extract. Mucuna will vary in potency. Need to look at how much L-Dopa is provided. An example could be Marijuana. 100grams of marijuana may have 1gm of THC or 15 grams of THC, 1% or 15%. Hope this helps Have a nice day!
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Hi Janet,
How much Mucuna do you take?
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Hi Robert,
I went to the British Supplement website. I found a product, Mucuna Extract 99% L -Dopa.
A serving has 353.7mg L-Dopa. That would be close to three 100/25 Madopar. You are going to need some of the <b>benserazide to help the L-Dopa to get to the brain. You are currently doing 1000mg L-Dopa/day. Find a ratio that works for you. Keep me posted</b>
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I am very much interested in natural medicine. It was Hippocrates who said “Let food be thy medicine
and medicine be thy food” I would like to here more natural complimentary treatments for PD. Diet,
vitamins, minerals and herbs definitely play an important role in the well being of the human body.
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Michigan