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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Stafford, UK
Posts: 1,059
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Stafford, UK
Posts: 1,059
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Yes, a "great essay".
Making levodopa work better for us is an attainable target.
We can sit and hope for Big Pharma to deliver and likely wait years for something to get regulatory approval, and even then find that they charge such a high price that we can't afford it; or, we can work on the issue ourselves.
On this forum we've discussed many possible approaches:
- liquid levodopa, sipped frequently;
- patches;
- nasal sprays;
- natural sources, e.g. fava beans;
- grapefruit juice;
- liposomes, etc.
But all the time we stop short of running a clinical trial ourselves. Let's adopt a "can do" attitude NOW.
John
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Born 1955. Diagnosed PD 2005.
Meds 2010-Nov 2016: Stalevo(75 mg) x 4, ropinirole xl 16 mg, rasagiline 1 mg
Current meds: Stalevo(75 mg) x 5, ropinirole xl 8 mg, rasagiline 1 mg
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