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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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Remember Steffi's Metatone?
"Metatone is an oral suspension of Vitamin B1, calcium glycerophosphate, potassium glycerophosphate, sodium glycerophosphate, and manganese glycerophosphate. " -Wikipedia
Now read this part again...
"Most pacemaking neurons use sodium ions to produce a regular electrical signal.
But the new research unexpectedly found that dopamine cells, when they reached adulthood, start to depend more and more on calcium ions.
This discovery is important, because calcium ions are far more troublesome to control than their placid sodium counterparts: the cell uses up lots of energy, either to round up and sequester the calcium or pump it out.
As a result, the dopamine cells become stressed on reaching their calcium-addicted adulthood and die prematurely."
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000.
Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well.
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