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> My cousin was just diagnosed with PD. She has heard good things about a Dr. Merlmuttr in Florida who has had success(???) with injecting Glutathiaone into PWP. Has anyone heard of this guy or his treatment? > --------- We began searching for "alternative" therapies after doing much research that pointed to the pitfalls of mainstream medicine. It took us six months of cross-checking various tips and leads that lead to Dr. Perlmutter's site (the final link was one that originated from a raw food site) and another couple of months to wait for an appointment. At this point, the only med I was taking was Amantadine, 100mg 3x/day. We flew down to his clinic in Naples, Florida (we're from Canada) on a two-day turn-around; lots of very affordable hotels within 8 - 10 minutes drive from his office. I've been on GSH [ glutathione ] IV's for almost a full year, and I can certainly state that – within my experience – it is indeed effective. There was a bit of a learning curve (as we couldn't just "drop in" for an office visit due to geography), but found his staff to be very helpful with answering our questions. While it's true that most people's reaction to the administration is that they hate the thought of needles and IV's, my response is "stop complaining and get over it." The GHS is delivered through a 10 minute slow push, so you're not tethered to a chair for a interminable period. The needle is a 23ga butterfly type, about 3x as thick as a human hair; if the person doing the poke is trained well, it's rare that I ever feel it hit the vein. We had something of a unique time starting treatment, though. GSH is not officially approved for use in Canada, nor will Wellness.com deliver shipments here; it was extremely frustrating to have something that could potentially lessen the PD symptoms, only to be stone-walled by the established medical community here. From the date of prescription, it took another two months to stumble across a compassionate pharmacist who (by blind luck) was familiar with Dr. Perlmutter's methods. Her response was that GSH wasn't DISapproved either and so offered to make the GSH compound for us, for as long as required. The fly in the ointment was that she couldn't honour a non-Canadian scrip; the jewel was that although a medical doctor in Canada is unable to recommend GSH as a treatment, a naturopath can because in Canada, GSH is considered a compound, not a drug. Once again we lucked out by finding one that had attended a lecture by Dr. Perlmutter and so had done her own follow-up research. We found out pretty quickly that this could be an expensive venture, since at that period the dosage was 3x per week (3 ten minute sessions every 2 days). To help mitigate the costs, Dr. Perlmutter's office staff gave us a CD outlining the IV procedure so we could do it ourselves at home... and guess what? It's not rocket science. So we have several sources to make all this happen affordably – the GSH, the back-up knowledge/availability of an experienced naturopath and a medical supply house where we purchase the IV components over the counter. I'm currently on a dosage of 200mg/ml mixed with 10cc of saline, once every three to four days. That comes to about $16.50 per shot if my wife and I do the procedure at home. Much better than trying Azilect, which didn't do a damn thing. When that schedule is maintained, my voice is within 20% of normal (I can manage only a hoarse whisper otherwise). Tremor is significantly reduced in both arms, swallowing/choking issues become non-issues, bowel function is improved, emotional state is much improved, as is cognitive function. Tips and tricks? It's temperature sensitive (needs to be kept as cold as possible), oxidizes quickly (once mixed with the saline carrier in the syringe use it ASAP), and has better results when used fresh (find a pharmacist who has proper training, not a pill retailer). As with any GSH product, stomach acid destroys it so the IV procedure works best. For me, it works. It's not a cure, but it's a source that certainly quells the fire. And yes, my first neuro went ballistic when we informed him of all that. The neuro I have now is a Movement Disorders Specialist and more knowledgeable anyway. Best, John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn