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Old 08-22-2008, 01:58 AM
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Mucuna and Dyskinesia

In my experience with taking mucuna for the past two years is yes, you can experience dyskinesia, if you take to much.
My symptoms are: To much body movement, especially when I'm trying to talk. I end up talking to fast. I get antsy and a bit hyper. I even find myself passing people when I'm walking.
This usually happens, if I don't wait long enough for the last dose to wear off (minimum 2 hours) or if I've added a bit more because I've thought that I've didn't take enough.
Mucuna isn't perfect: It sometimes vary from batch to batch, but like sinemet; What you eat, how active you are, stress, etc. all effects the effectiveness of mucuna or pd meds.
Overall I'm still pleased using mucuna. But I'm still trying to keep my herbs/meds to a minimum and not take anything in the evening till morning (sometimes I can go 16 hours totally unmedicated). I believe it's important to give your body a break off herbs/meds.
I truely believe that we are capable to recover from PD. Only if we body a chance.

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