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Hi folks, About the mucuna - We visited an Ayurvedic doctor last year because I wanted Prem to start on mucuna (it is called kapikachhu in Sanskrit and is an ancient Ayurvedic remedy for Parkinson's). After he had seen Prem's current dosage of l-dopa, the doctor decided against starting him on it. He also told us that he had a patient who had felt so good after the mucuna that he had increased his dosage unilaterally. The result was the same sort of problems (chiefly dyskynesias) that come with synthetic l-dopa. I am just mentioning this so that you can keep in mind that l-dopa, even from natural sources has side effects. Prem is on other Ayurvedic meds that are helping him. Moneesha Calcutta, India 2009/5/5 john emrys <[log in to unmask]> > Where are you buying GSH? >> > > At a compounding pharmacy here in Toronto. Otherwise II would have to > import it from the US, as GPS or neuros can't (or won't) prescribe it here. > Oddly enough, any naturopath can/ > > How much are you taking daily? >> > > I don't. > Dosing (for me personally) works best at every third day at a concentration > of 11mg/ml, pushed with 10ml of saline over 10 to 12 minutes. > > If you have a partner, you could do the IV at home, like we do; it's not > rocket science and the 23ga butterfly needle is like a thick hair (and only > 3/4" long). > > We would like to >> check it out. >> > > I'm happy to answer any questions you might want to ask. > > Are you only taking Amanatadine? >> > > Along with the recent Mucuna and a small number of supplements. > > >> I am growing the mucana bean here in texas to harvest. It will take 90 >> days >> for produce. >> > > They're not usually available fresh here, just happen to be in season > lately. I'm eating them raw, like a fat kid on Smarties. > > Do you take the mucana bean as a powder, from the ground up bean or what? >> > > Ground powder in 200mg capsules. > I usually separate out about a half capsule for a dose. All little seems to > be more effective than a lot. > > Where are you buying this product? >> > > http://www.physicianformulas.com/store/Scripts/prodview.asp > ?idproduct=132&name=Mucuna-Pruriens > > Personally, I'd wait for the original version to be re-stocked. > > Thanks so much for your input. >> > > Most welcome, Alan. > > > ~ J. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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