Originally Posted by soccertese

imho that's absolutely false and misleading information. personally, i've been taking l-dopa since 2005, i have taken for short times other pd meds such as selegiline and azilect but currently only on l-dopa amd have no side major affects. i know people on a combo of requip, amantadine and stelevo(contains l-dopa) that have had pd for over 10 years and you wouldn't know they had pd. you seem to be only seeking out information from those that agree with you. i have no opinion on nicotine but that comes with it's own dangerous side affects.


here's an article discussing l-dopa phobia by dr. okun.
http://parkinsonsecrets.com/blog/201...evodopa-phobia