Thank you, John, for sharing your experience.  I shall forward what you have 
written to my cousin.
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God bless
Mary Ann
www.bentwillowfarm.org
-----> We began searching for "alternative" therapies after doing much 
research that pointed to the pitfalls of mainstream medicine. It took us six 
months of cross-checking various tips and leads that lead to Dr. 
Perlmutter's site (the final link was one that originated from a raw food 
site) and another couple of months to wait for an appointment. At this 
point, the only med I was taking was Amantadine, 100mg 3x/day.
>
> We flew down to his clinic in Naples, Florida (we're from Canada) on a 
> two-day turn-around; lots of very affordable hotels within 8 - 10 minutes 
> drive from his office.
>
> I've been on GSH [ glutathione ] IV's for almost a full year, and I can 
> certainly state that – within my experience – it is indeed effective. 
> There was a bit of a learning curve (as we couldn't just "drop in" for an 
> office visit due to geography), but found his staff to be very helpful 
> with answering our questions.
>
> While it's true that most people's reaction to the administration is that 
> they hate the thought of needles and IV's, my response is "stop 
> complaining and get over it." The GHS is delivered through a 10 minute 
> slow push, so you're not tethered to a chair for a interminable period. 
> The needle is a 23ga butterfly type, about 3x as thick as a human hair; if 
> the person doing the poke is trained well, it's rare that I ever feel it 
> hit the vein.
>
> We had something of a unique time starting treatment, though. GSH is not 
> officially approved for use in Canada, nor will Wellness.com deliver 
> shipments here; it was extremely frustrating to have something that could 
> potentially lessen the PD symptoms, only to be stone-walled by the 
> established medical community here. From the date of prescription, it took 
> another two months to stumble across a compassionate pharmacist who (by 
> blind luck) was familiar with Dr. Perlmutter's methods. Her response was 
> that GSH wasn't DISapproved either and so offered to make the GSH compound 
> for us, for as long as required.
>
> The fly in the ointment was that she couldn't honour a non-Canadian scrip; 
> the jewel was that although a medical doctor in Canada is unable to 
> recommend GSH as a treatment, a naturopath can because in Canada, GSH is 
> considered a compound, not a drug. Once again we lucked out by finding one 
> that had attended a lecture by Dr. Perlmutter and so had done her own 
> follow-up research.
>
> We found out pretty quickly that this could be an expensive venture, since 
> at that period the dosage was 3x per week (3 ten minute sessions every 2 
> days). To help mitigate the costs, Dr. Perlmutter's office staff gave us a 
> CD outlining the IV procedure so we could do it ourselves at home... and 
> guess what? It's not rocket science.
>
> So we have several sources to make all this happen affordably – the GSH, 
> the back-up knowledge/availability of an experienced naturopath and a 
> medical supply house where we purchase the IV components over the counter. 
> I'm currently on a dosage of 200mg/ml mixed with 10cc of saline, once 
> every three to four days. That comes to about $16.50 per shot if my wife 
> and I do the procedure at home. Much better than trying Azilect, which 
> didn't do a damn thing.
>
> When that schedule is maintained, my voice is within 20% of normal (I can 
> manage only a hoarse whisper otherwise). Tremor is significantly reduced 
> in both arms, swallowing/choking issues become non-issues, bowel function 
> is improved, emotional state is much improved, as is cognitive function.
>
> Tips and tricks? It's temperature sensitive (needs to be kept as cold as 
> possible), oxidizes quickly (once mixed with the saline carrier in the 
> syringe use it ASAP), and has better results when used fresh (find a 
> pharmacist who has proper training, not a pill retailer). As with any GSH 
> product, stomach acid destroys it so the IV procedure works best.
>
> For me, it works. It's not a cure, but it's a source that certainly quells 
> the fire.
>
> And yes, my first neuro went ballistic when we informed him of all that. 
> The neuro I have now is a Movement Disorders Specialist and more 
> knowledgeable anyway.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> John
> 

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