Gil, can you give a second look to the numbers you are informing to confirm or correct them (1.5 mg of Sinemet) ? Gil Gaudry wrote: > I was diagnosed with PD in 1995 at the age of 66. Went on Sinamet > CR(250-300 mg / day). The Sinamet gave me horrific nightmares and sleep > interruption. This was corrected by taking Melatonin nightly. While the > Sinamet helped with many of my PD symptoms, it did not improve my fatigue > and depression. I began a daily pill of DHEA (25mg/day). This gave me > some relief (20%) with my fatigue and depression. At the same time I went > on a vitamin suppliment program. Yikes!!!! This is the person that > heretofore would not take even an aspirin, but a desperate situation calls > for desperate measures. About 1 month ago, I started taking NADH > (5mg/day). I noticed a real increase in my energy level immediately. > After three weeks I increased the dosage to 7.5mg/day. As a result of > this, I was able to reduce my Sinamet to 1.5 mg/day. Great, (I worry about > Sinamet side-effects) Regards, +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+