On Sat 29 May, Ivan M Suzman wrote:
> I am actually quite curious about the presence of citric acid and also
> ascorbic acid (vitamin C in the concentrated orange juice) in Mountain
> Dew.  Coca-Cola has neither acid.
>
> Do these acids speed the absorption of Sinemet?
>
> -Ivan
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 28 May 1999 09:56:24 -0700 Walter Ervin
> <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >Mt. Dew, up until about a year ago, had the highest amount of caffine
> >of
> >any soda on the market.  My son used to use it when studing all night
> >for a test.
> >
> >There is another soda with higher caffine now, called (I think)
> >Boost,
> >or something like that.
> >
> >Possibly the increased caffine in the Mt. Dew is what is getting you
> >going.
> >Walter
> >
> >
> >Ivan M Suzman wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Brian, and Kathrynne Holden, and anyone else -
> >>
> >> Wonder what  each of you thinks about Mt. Dew soda as compared to
> >> Coca-Cola.
> >> Does Mt. Dew get sold in the United Kingdom?
> >> I prefer Mountain Dew for a  quick Sinemet boost, and  continue to
> >use it
> >> successfully back-stage when performing under the stress of stage
> >> conditions, with my men's Chorus.
> >>
> >>  Ingredients in Mt. Dew include Parkie-friendly ingredients
> >(Kathrynne  -
> >> what do you have to say, oh diet guru that you are?):
> >>
> >>  - high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar
> >>  - concentrated orange juice
> >>  - citric acid
> >>  - carbonated water.



There appears to be a general trend in the lists of ingredients which have
been mentioned, and it may be the important part:- I have read in the past
that levodopa prefers an acidic environment, and this is why Orange Juice
is so effective. I also note that my personal favorite form of levodopa;
Madopar Dispersible contains a quantity of Citric Acid as well (though I
think it may also be to add a little zing to the solution). the result is
fine for me, because it has a pleasant taste if you suck them dry. (When
you take tablets every 2 hours as I do, you cannot always get a glass of
water when you need one.)  The time to reach the target condition for
Madopar Dispersible is in fact between  20 and 30 minutes compared with
Sinemet which takes 1 hour (My own timings). I find 20 mins acceptable,
and see no real reason to pursue anything faster.
Regards,

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Brian Collins  <[log in to unmask]>