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Old 07-11-2008, 02:13 PM
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Default just one example
Suppose, just suppose, that in some lab somewhere there is a pill. This pill will do two things. It will eliminate PD symptoms by unblocking some hypothetical dopamine relationship. The other effect - from the same source - is it will eliminate the ability to get high from cocaine. The first effect eliminates a one billion dollar market controlled by BigPharma. But the other eliminates a 500 billion dollar market controlled by the most powerful men on the planet. That pill will never see the light of day. Hypothetically of course. (Hmmm. Odd. Don't see many black helicopters around here....)
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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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