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Be careful with kava! It may aggravate your PD! To read about it look up the following reference: Schelosky L et al: J Neur Neurosurg Psych 1995;58:639-640: Kava, a tranquilizing herbal beverage popular in the South Pacific and also sold in Europe, seems to aggravate PD symptoms by antagonizing dopamine and therefore should be avoided by PD patients. (JRB) Cheers, Joe J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks CA 91403 On Wed, 10 Apr 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote: > In answer to Barbara Paterson and Rosemary Russell, I have found a wonderful > substance to help with energy/fatigue - it's a natural enzyme called CoQ10 - > you can buy it any healthfood store or through the mail. I just took it by > accident, having read a holistic journal describing this "miracle" substance. > (It has been proven effective agaiinst beast cancer and heart disease) It's > made an amazing difference to me. First of all, it gives me much more energy > (I can now jog 2 miles and U've had PD for 19 years!) It also helped some of > my smptoms = my "offs" weren't so bad, my walking became normal when I was > "on" - i had less bloating in my stomach from permax - and in general, i felt > better and looked better according to my friends. Some of the doctors around > here know there is something to this - a study is being done at Mass. > General. According to my doctor, they know that it helps , but theydon't know > why. I was sent an article from the "Journal of Experimental Neurology" (I > think that's the title) confirming this view on CoQ10 and alsos saying that > if you combine it with nicotinmide, the results are even better. I think > thatis true from my own experience. Another holistic substance I take is > Gingko . It's supposed to help the brain, somehow, and I have found that my > head is much clearer since I've been taking it - I used to have much more > trouble remembering things, following the courseof an argument, etc. but > Ithink it must be the gingkothat 's made the difference. i also to used to > have a problem with anxiety which cme in connection with my sinemet dose. One > of the first signs i had of wearing off was anxiety "pains" in my chest -as > soon as the next dose took effect, anxiety gone. I now take Kava kava (from a > plant in the south seas) which is supposed to relax you and make you feel > good - and I think it does! The anxiety is all gone! Ayway, try these ideas > if you feel like it -and good luck! Anne King ([log in to unmask]) >