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Thank you, John, for sharing your experience. I shall forward what you have written to my cousin. ------- God bless Mary Ann www.bentwillowfarm.org -----> 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