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On Sat 29 May, Ivan M Suzman wrote: > I am actually quite curious about the presence of citric acid and also > ascorbic acid (vitamin C in the concentrated orange juice) in Mountain > Dew. Coca-Cola has neither acid. > > Do these acids speed the absorption of Sinemet? > > -Ivan > > > > > On Fri, 28 May 1999 09:56:24 -0700 Walter Ervin > <[log in to unmask]> writes: > >Mt. Dew, up until about a year ago, had the highest amount of caffine > >of > >any soda on the market. My son used to use it when studing all night > >for a test. > > > >There is another soda with higher caffine now, called (I think) > >Boost, > >or something like that. > > > >Possibly the increased caffine in the Mt. Dew is what is getting you > >going. > >Walter > > > > > >Ivan M Suzman wrote: > >> > >> Hi Brian, and Kathrynne Holden, and anyone else - > >> > >> Wonder what each of you thinks about Mt. Dew soda as compared to > >> Coca-Cola. > >> Does Mt. Dew get sold in the United Kingdom? > >> I prefer Mountain Dew for a quick Sinemet boost, and continue to > >use it > >> successfully back-stage when performing under the stress of stage > >> conditions, with my men's Chorus. > >> > >> Ingredients in Mt. Dew include Parkie-friendly ingredients > >(Kathrynne - > >> what do you have to say, oh diet guru that you are?): > >> > >> - high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar > >> - concentrated orange juice > >> - citric acid > >> - carbonated water. There appears to be a general trend in the lists of ingredients which have been mentioned, and it may be the important part:- I have read in the past that levodopa prefers an acidic environment, and this is why Orange Juice is so effective. I also note that my personal favorite form of levodopa; Madopar Dispersible contains a quantity of Citric Acid as well (though I think it may also be to add a little zing to the solution). the result is fine for me, because it has a pleasant taste if you suck them dry. (When you take tablets every 2 hours as I do, you cannot always get a glass of water when you need one.) The time to reach the target condition for Madopar Dispersible is in fact between 20 and 30 minutes compared with Sinemet which takes 1 hour (My own timings). I find 20 mins acceptable, and see no real reason to pursue anything faster. Regards, -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>