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Hello, I'm a 56 yr old male misdiagnosed with Familiar Tremor in Nov. of 2000. In March of 2005 I was officially diagnosed with P.D. after a couple of PET Scans done in NY. I've been practicing Transcendental Meditation twice daily for more than 30 yrs, this helps me in more ways than just the physical.... I take Azilect 1 mg/daily, been taking it for 2 1/2 yrs, prior to this I was taking Selegiline for 1 yr. I also have been taking Requip 3 mg x 3/daily for the last 7 months. Requip/Ropinirole makes me feel, among other things, nauseated. I take 2 tbs of organic Red Wheat Bran soaked in a glass of water the night before and washed before taking it in my morning cereal. I walk about 2-3 x wk, drink at least 8 glasses of water p/day, do some yoga daily, bike 2 x wk and Bow Flex 2 x wk. About 5 months ago I was introduced to MaxGXL, also known as The Glutathione Generator, eventhough my doctor is skeptical about GSH treatment, everyone around me notices how much I have improved. Friends who had not seen or talked to me since last Christmas confirm what I feel and have experienced so far. I have regained the strength of my voice, I am more focused, my memory has improved a lot, I don't have to search for words endlessly when talking, my movements and facial expressions are more relaxed, I sleep much better, I don't wake up at night to go to the bathroom, why or what are the mechanics to all of the above, I don't know, but it works just like that. I felt the effects in about 2-3 wks after I started on it. This is a supplement that has been granted a 'Compositional Patent' because of the results obtained by its developer Robert H. Keller, MD, an Oncologist, Hematologist, Immunologist with a 23 pages long resume. According to the info I have been able to gather, this supplement increases the Glutathione (GSH) levels in the cells by up to 292%, causing them to increase their levels of energy (ATP) and thus, their ability to quench more and more Free Radicals and many other benefits for us PD patients. I suggest learning all you can about Glutathione and MaxGXL ( www.maxgxl.com/133282), if you think it is for you, order some and try it, it's made a big difference in my life and I hope it does even more for others. Below a couple of links I found on 2 independant MDs talking about Glutathione and its benefits; the first talks and shows before and after videos on patients with PD., the second, overall info on Glutathione; thorough explanation. http://www.youtube..com/watch?v=fDkkzILyZwM http://www.youtube..com/watch?v=Eh2PYQBICWs Best wishes, Ernesto Divo, Miami, FL On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 2:23 AM, mschild <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The thinking and memory problems of Parkinson’s Disease have been > neglected > by scientists studying PD? despite the fact that these problems adversely > affect the lives of both persons with PD and their families. This website > on > PD pledges to constantly agitate for development of new treatments for > cognitive problems of PD. A recent study published in the Journal of > Neurology, Neuropsychiatry and Neurosurgery took up the challenge of > developing a treatment strategy for cognitive problems of PD but came up > empty-handed. The scientists studied the efficacy and safety of galantamine > for treatment of mild thinking problems of PD. > The scientists designed their study very well. Sixty-nine non-demented PD > participants were randomized in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of > galantamine or placebo. Galantamine was administered over 16 weeks (8 > mg/day > for 4 weeks, a therapeutic dose of 16 mg/day for 6 weeks and a maximum dose > of > 24 mg/day for 6 weeks). They then compared cognitive performance of those > participants who got galantamine with those who got the placebo. > Unfortunately, no significant differences were found between the > galantamine > and placebo groups on any measure of cognitive performance. > Before concluding however that galantamine will not work for persons with > PD > it should be noted that the patients who participated in the study did not > have severe cognitive deficits so it was difficult to demonstrate > improvement > in cognitive performance given that participant performance was high to > begin > with. Another problem was that many participants dropped out of the study > because they experience serious side effects from galantamine. Thus before > writing off this medicine as a potential treatment for cognitive problems > of > PD we need a study that includes larger numbers of PD patients who evidence > serious cognitive problems and we need a form of galantamine without > serious > side effects. > Source: J Grace, M M Amick, J H Friedman; A double-blind comparison of > galantamine hydrobromide ER and placebo in Parkinson disease. Journal of > Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 2009;80:18-23. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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