useful info for all -----Original Message----- From: Gloria Fleming <[log in to unmask]> To: Bruce Anderson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, February 07, 1999 1:40 AM Subject: Re: 1. Dosages 2. Free meds >Correct dosages for NADH and Co-Q-10 appear to vary widely from one person >to the next. There is currently a new study underway in San Diego to test >various Co-Q-10 strengths, beginning at 300 mg per day. Apparently, they >must feel that 300 mg is the minimum beneficial strength. I take one of the >150 mg pills per day and I take 10 mg of the NADH every morning. Just >before mirapex became available in the summer of 1997, I experimented with >25 mg of NADH per day, spread throughout the day. I found an approximate >50% improvement in my symptoms, but the damned stuff was $45 per box of 30 >and I couldn't justify the cost; at a cost out-of-pocket of $225/month. It >now costs "only" $26 per box here in Hawaii, and I am tempted to increase my >dosage. The additional hassle with NADH is that you can't take anything but >water for the first 30 minutes after you take it, and that's a pain in the >ass during the work day. Aloha, Leo Fleming >---------- >>From: Bruce Anderson <[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: 1. Dosages 2. Free meds >>Date: Sat, Feb 6, 1999, 7:54 PM >> > >>1. Would someone who has taken it be willing to tell m what dosage is best >>for NADH? I just got my first in the mail today: ENADA brand NADH, 5 mg. >>The box says one in the morning. Is there any reason to take more? >> >>Also, Q-10? It comes in 30 mg to 150 mg capsules so presumably 150 mg per >>day is not too much, but is it necessary? Thanks very much, folks! >> >>2. I recently offered on the List all my leftover, tried-but-untrue, meds - >>permax, mirapex, tasmar, eldypryl, etc. to members who have to buy their >>own. I got requests for all of it and then when I sent it I got back >>heartwarming thank yous for these very modest amounts of pills, including >>two of those rarest of things - actual old-fashioned snail mail thank you >>notes! Don't let your unused pills expire in your cabinets - give them to >>other, needy List members. If you are hard-up for $ yourself having paid for >>them yourself, offer them at half price. Whichever, you'll feel good about >>you for a day ! >> Please don't forget my dosage questions. >> [NOTHING DOWN BELOW - FELL ASLEEP WITH MY PINKY ON ENTER] >>B. Bruce Anderson (53, 5) >>Schooley's Mtn., NJ >>[log in to unmask] >>