At 05:15 AM 8/18/96 -0400, you wrote: >On Sun 18 Aug, [log in to unmask] wrote: > >> MM >To: All > >Several people have picked up the point which I raised about limiting the >amount of Carbidopa taken per day. I did what I should have done in the first >place, and checked my reference ( Which was "The Parkinson's Handbook" by >Dwight C. McGoon) and I found that the correct quantity should have been 100mg >per day, not 50 as I wrote. Apologies if I have mislead anyone. > >I recommend you to read Anne Rutherford's posting on the subject for more info. > >Regards, > >Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> > Dr. McGoon is far better known for his cardiac expertise. He takes carbidopa and Levodopa as separate medicines rather than taking Sinemet according to his book. He also has a timing variation in the medications. Does anyone else take levodopa and carbidopa separately?