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Bruce McCallum womders if taking Sinemet speeds up the destruction of
dopamine producing cells in the brain.  From all that I have read or heard at
scientific meetings, there does not appear to be any sound evidence to
support the concept that sinemet has that sort of deleterious effect.
 
It is true that some individuals delay taking levodopa (Sinemet) until their
Parkinson's disease has grossly interfered with their lives.  I think they
are making life difficult for themselves by choosing this coure of disease
management.
 
Parkinson's is a