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Brian Collins wrote: > Incidentally, I used to play Badminton in the earlier days of my PD, and > I too used to take a 'Booster tablet' thinking that I needed it. I now am > sure that in fact this is not so. The dopamine is a neural transmitter: > it passes on messages alomg the chain of neurons carrying the message > from the brain to the muscle. THe same amount of Dopamine is required to > make the arm move gently or move forcefully. However, it was most > important that I did not become underdosed while leaping about, because > I knew that I could not play effectively in that condition. The extra > tablet was effectively an extra bit of insurance. > Regards Brian it may be just a false feeling but seems to me that when I take levedopa and go to play soccer early in the morning the effect of it is a better ? absorption of the drug.This is one thing that has aroused suspection to me anyway. All the best to you +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+