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Mr. Adams: Please feel free to print out my letter and show it to any of the Neurologists at Ochsner. I know them well, and I think they are all top neurologists. They know me too. Jorge Romero, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Adams" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Jorge A Romero MD" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:19 PM Subject: Re: Mirapex information > > > With all due respect to Dr. Romero.... I think I will continue taking the > advice of my neurologist at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans and the 2000 > units of Vitamin E he recommends. > > > At 06:34 PM 8/16/01 -0500, you wrote: > >Dear Mr. McCarthy: > > > >It is fine to take vitamins if they make you feel better. In general, > >however, persons with good diets do not need vitamin supplements. > > > >The notion that specific vitamins can help in Parkinson's Disease has been > >around for a long time. Recent emphasis has been on the so-called > >antioxidants - Vitamin C, Vitamin E, CoQ10, and NADH. To my knowledge, > >there is not one iota of evidence that they are more efective than placebo. > > > >However, placebo does make some people feel better. > > > >What is important is to make sure you do not exceed the recommended daily > >doses of Vitamins like Vitamin A and Vitamin E - the "fat soluble" vitamins, > >since excess of those vitamins can cause problems. In addition, in PWP > >taking levodopa, pyridoxine, or Vitamin B6, can reduce the efficacy of > >levodopa by accelerating its metabolism. > > > >Jorge Romero > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "ervinmccarthy" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: "Jorge A Romero MD" <[log in to unmask]> > >Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 4:21 PM > >Subject: Re: Re: Mirapex information > > > > > > > Dr. Romero, could you clear up the confusion on vitamin Cand vitaminE as > >to > > > whether it's OK to take them. Thank you > > > [log in to unmask] > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn