>There is such a thing as Carbadopa intolerance, I know, because >I suffer from it. Its not the Levodopa which causes the problem >its the Carbadopa. I put in a whole research paper on the PIENO,I did it >several years ago, it has to be in the archives. I don't have time >to look for it right now, but Carbadopa does cause Purpura, and >I have 2 legs and an arm to prove it!!!! >I went off Sinemet for about 9 months, and it all cleared up. >I took Laradopa, but I had to eat 3 full meals a day to tolerate it, >and I never did get up to full dosage, so my ND and I decided to >put up with the Purpura. > >As Ever, >just me, >Marjorie 67/12 have you tried to minimize the amount of carbidopa that you take? use only 10/100 tablets? just ron -- Ron Vetter 1936, '84 PD dz mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter