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Originally Posted by nickvalo
I'm curious to know from those that have tried it and had success whether you notice a boost independent of sinemet intake? In other words, is its effect make Sinemet work better and allow you to reduce the dosage/extend effective period or are the benefits there even without taking Sinemet?
Also, does it seem to help with the on/off effect?
Thanks in advance for your insight!
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I have been able to cut my Sinemet down from 1.5 tablets of 25-100 every 3.5 hours to 1 tablet every 3.5 hours. I haven't noticed that it prolongs the medicine's effect or softens the curve from on to off. It does work better on an empty stomach. As soon as I eat a meal, the aloe effect diminishes. One other thing that I have been doing as well is a weekly B12 shot. The aloe increases my energy and the B12 seems to sustain it. The only other thing I take is one Mirapex ER 1.5 every morning. Before the aloe, I used to wake up every 3 hours or so at night and have to take Sinemet so that I was pretty much having to take it round the clock. Now I either sleep through the night or, if I wake up, I can go back to sleep and do not have to take a Sinemet. I would have to say that the aloe does not have an independent effect but rather seems to embellish the effect of the Sinemet.