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Dear Kathrynne, Thank you for your response... First, on B6 over 10 mg caution...doesn't the carbidopa content take care of that? My understanding of the caution in the literature is that if levodopa is taken all by itself, then one must observe the restrictions on the intake of B6 and certain types of food and fruits. Regardless, I will take the caution you have given on B6. I go into this vitamin rich diet regimen with the intent of research into its effects on my sense of well-being. Back in March 2001 when I was "officially" diagnosed with Parkinson's, I read the literature very carefully, and to be sure I got the effects only of sinemet 25/100, I stopped the intake of absolutely all supplemental vitamins. Also, even though my neuro's instructions were simply "3 tablets daily before a meal," I decided to divide the 24 hours into three eight-hour period, and took each pill within 5 minutes of each period, on empty stomach. My observation has been that over the past six months, the intake of sinemet did make an appreciable difference in my "feeling of well-being," the literature calls a "false sense of well-being." However, I did not have a sense of improvement on my other symptoms (hand tremors, freezing on my feet, impaired speech). Starting in October 2001, I am back into my intake sinemet 25/100 plus vitamin supplementals, this time with special emphasis on B6 and B12, and SAM-e, with your caution on the time to take B6 (100 mg). I am surprised that you are the only one who has responded to my email, and I do not know what that means. Does the non-response mean that only you is interested in this particular subject, i.e. the effect of vitamin b6, b12, and SAM-e on the production of dopamine, which should then translate into decrease in the symptoms? I have looked into your website, and I do not see any reference to such a research. I am hoping more response from those on the listserv, so a group of us could start our own research. Nilo At 07:25 AM 10/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: >NILO SARMIENTO wrote: > > > > last week, i saw my neuro, and asked him about SAM-e; he said he had heard > > a lot of good things about it. I asked him if it would be OK for me to take > > it. He said, "OK, and let me know what you think of it." > > > > I am currently on sinemet 25/100, 3 times before a meal. Just lately, a > > fellow staff member who is very much into the Vitamin B family asked me if > > I was taking Vitamin B...I said, No. I got curious, and did some reading, > > and found that B6 and B12 was good for the nervous system [excerpt > > below]...and I proceeded to click on the link SAM-e. > > > > To make a long story short, when I receive my shipment of SAM-e 400mg > > tomorrow or early next week, I going to include that as part of my regimen, > > along with the Vitamin B6 and B12. > > > > if any of you has tried this, i'd like to know from your own personal > > experience what the results have been. > >Dear Nilo, >A B-complex is often a good idea for people with PD; however, if the B6 >content is greater than 10 mg, you need to take it separately from the >Sinemet. Small amounts of B6 are fine to take anytime, but a very large >amount will interfere with the levodopa content of your Sinemet. I would >take the Sinemet at least one hour before the B complex, or try taking >the B complex before bed at night. > >Best regards, >Kathrynne > >-- >Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD >"Ask the Parkinson Dietitian" >http://www.parkinson.org/ >Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" >"Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" >http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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