Audrey:
I am two years into my life sentence with PD and became an avid believer of
Pyc about a year ago. I wasn't sure of the benefits I was deriving until I
switched brands. After I switched from Your Life to some other brand
(Twinlabs, I think) my symptoms worsened (my tremors were worse and my
stiffness was worse).
Tell your father that Pyc is a powerful antioxidant which crosses the blood
brain barrier. I spoke to my neuro yesterday about all my supplements
including Pyc, Lipoic Acid, Vit E etc. and he encouraged me to continue
taking them all. After two years, my symptoms are still quite mild. My
only prescription medication is the minimum dose of Eldepryl. I could be
someone who progresses slowly (like I do in all other aspects of my life) or
it could be the supplements. As long as I can afford it, I am not taking
chances by cutting back.
BTW: The neuro did question my use of gingko, but I told him it helped to
keep me awake and alert.
Ron (49/2)
At 06:51 PM 7/19/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Dad would be much more likely to stick with pycnogenol if he knew
>another PD person out there had tried it and had benefitted. But there
>is a dearth of information on the subject of pycnogenol and PD. Has
>anyone out there tried this? We would so appreciate an answer.
>
>Thank you. Audrey Beust McMurray
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