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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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Again the electrolytes
Went searching for a "natural" dihydropyridine as is my wont. Seems that another old friend fills the bill - magnesium.
"... Although Mg2+ is three to five orders of magnitude less potent than the organic Ca2+ channel blockers, it possesses unique and potentially useful Ca2+ antagonistic properties.
PMID: 3300911 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]"
So, to recap:
1) Steffi works wonders with her "Metatone" tonic (an electrolyte megamix).
2) I find that potassium (another electrolyte) really is important.
3) And now we have hints that the interaction between two other electrolytes -
calcium and magnesium - may be more relevant than supposed.
Anyone know much more on this one?
-Rick
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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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