Dear new members , FWIW, On my experience (diagnosed since 1995) I do take a small dose o levodopa since then and take NO suplements, but I enrich my meals with vegies and fruits and also love sport and exercise . The progress in the tremor of my right hand is very slow so far since then . Cheers, Joao Paulo - Salvador,BA,Brazil [log in to unmask] lamjam inc wrote: > Dear Emily & Julian, > > I've been struggling with this for about 1 year. I definitely advise seeing > a neurological SPECIALIST in Parkinson's. This is most important. > > We are all different, but from what I have learned to date I would avoid > Sinemet and instead try a dopamine agonist (Requip, Miraplex for example), > but FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF A NEUROLOGIST SPECIALIZING IN PARKINSON'S. > Supplements are fine for staying healthy. Take them. They do not, however, > relieve symptoms. > > John A. Maurer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Emily and Julian Brinac" <[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