now i'm really offended.
i know i'm not going to change your mind but for millions of people taking sinemet, it is a life saver. parkinson's was an early death sentence before levodopa. in the same category as insulin, it's been around since 1970. it is a safe drug and it's impossible to be allergic to it. there's nothing "relative" about it.

what do you expect from treating a brain disease, perfection? drugs with no side affects? it's the brain, your're dealing with a very complex organ, billions of cells, limited repair mechanisms, highly specialized, cells that respond differently to different neurotransmitters and of course there is going to be side affects to oral drugs, they are going to affect areas of the brain and body where they normally are in much lower concentrations.

the elderly have more side affects with l-dopa, they have that problem with all drugs because they have slower metabolisms, it's no fun being old in most cases. it's no fun having pd.

sorry, just strongly disagree with your opinions .