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Gary has a point. Has anyone seen a scientifically controlled study of the effects of CQ10 on people taking ANY of the PD meds? Tony Gary L Peskin wrote: > According to the study results that I read, the people on 600 mg/day did > significantly worse than the people on 300 mg/day. Also, they did much > worse than the people on 1200 mg/day. The people on 600 mg/day did only > very very slightly better than the placebo group, certainly not enough > to justify the expense, in my opinion. > > Also, bear in mind that these 80 people were on no medication. If a > participant's performance on UPDRS declined to the point where he or she > needed Sinemet, that person was kicked out of the study altogether. So, > the only people who made it through were those not requiring Sinemet the > entire time. > > I think these results are very preliminary and people shouldn't make > decisions without complete information. > > Gary > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rayilyn Brown > > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 11:41 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: The Buying Co-Enzyme Q-10 Blues/400mg?? > > > > > > So, Linda, what to do? I'm taking only 50 mg per day and > > bottle says take 4 pills a day. I just restarted low dose of > > Sinemet, seeing neuro tomorrow for botox injections for leg > > and feet dystonia. Surely 400 mg daily wouldn't hurt???Rayilyn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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