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First & Last-Name wrote: > thank you diagnosed early 95. started sinemet late 96 with 3/day. > > i'm not taking vitamins --thought they interfered with sinemet absorption. When levodopa alone was administered, vitamin B6 was found to block its absorption. The newer combination of levodopa-carbidopa is not blocked by B6 in amounts up to 6 mg per day. So it's fine to take a general multivitamin/mineral supplement, unless your physician knows of some reason why you should not do so. > and does sinemet interfere with my synthroid? thought i read that in > package insert. > I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP I'm not aware of any interaction between Sinemet and Synthroid; perhaps someone else has some information? Best regards, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Medical nutrition therapy for Parkinson's disease Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: assessing and managing unique nutrition needs;" "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson'sdisease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/