Stephan Schwartz wrote: > > >>>Joao Paulo Carvalho wrote: > Is 75 mg of Carbidopa really necessary?<<< lower intestine? > I am not familiar with the properties of Madopar. > A neurologist should be able to measure the blood > plasma levels of levodopa in the patient to determine just how > much levodopa is flowing to the brain. > > Stephan 52/6 That is interesting Stephan since I did'nt known that neurologists do such measurements with their patients.At least the ones I consulted did'nt. Another point is that I take much less than 300 mg/day of levodopa and it seems to work OK in my case for more than one year. Thank you for the explanations, Best wishes, +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+