I have written Teresa also, I had filed these away in my computer to answer later. Well it surely is later. Don't let the gripes on the list get to you. Sometimes "snake oil works" . My husband an I would surely like to know how you are and what this natural product is. that list has been hard to get along with for a long time. Just ignore them when you have something to input. Love and please answer , Nita Kathie Tollifson wrote: > Before everyone chews Teresa up, she is referring to the same natural > dopamine product that I posted to the list many moons ago. I received > the same non-gracious response as she has, which may explain why we > don't hear about more alternative products on this list. I'm glad so > many of you are tickled pink with sinemet and the rest of the > pharmaceutical merry-go-round that accompany our daily > existence...personally I felt like I was in a living hell. I have lost > track of when I started the natural product, heck I kinda like the name > snake-oil, maybe I'll just call it that. But I have been using it almost > continuously for probably 7 months or so. I say ALMOST continuously > because it was unavailable for a brief interlude and I was forced back > on the meds. Just talk to my family about how much we all enjoyed that > little experiment. > > I would like to go into some detail about the benefits I have derived > from Dr. G's treatment approach. > > #1- I sleep 7 to 9 hours EVERY NIGHT. > #2- My neurological responses at the last test were faster than my > neuro's > #3- No facial masking > #4- I feel absolutely normal when I am on, which leads to the one > main drawback, I tend to forget I have PD, so I forget to take meds > until I find myself off. > #5- Lately I have stretched as much as 7 hours between doses, which > I take as a sign of restoration > #6- Little or no dyskinesia > #7- Enough energy to accomplish what I want > #8- My teeth are not rotting out of my head because of drymouth > #9- My gait is normal > > I am running low on additional testimonies, but give me a few minutes > and I'll come up with some more. It's about time you guys lightened up > on your cyber-patrol for snake oil. This product will really help some > people. It's not for everyone, but what is? I used to spend lots of > money on products like NADH, which is no longer a 4-letter word on the > list, now I don't need it because I get plenty of sleep and have enough > energy. I used to buy mirapex which almost destroyed me with sleep > deprivation, now I don't need it, because the natural product (oops, I > mean snake oil) is not causing free radical destruction of my brain > cells like sinemet does, so I don't need a dopamine agonist. > > I will not pretend that the situation with Dr G is perfect, for one > thing I liked not knowing my pharmacist, and all of Dr G's patients > become very involved with him. He always needs funds for his research, > but I have been able to find a balance with him that has worked for us > so far. My husband and I thank God for the day we met Dr. G, I truly > feel that his product (there I go again, I mean snake oil) has given me > my life back. > > So blast on you guys, I hope you make a big enough stink that the people > who might benefit from this snake oil will notice the thread and pause > in their delete frenzy. > > Kathie Tollifson > [log in to unmask]