Ron...have you tried doing a liquid l-dopa so you can adjust the amount you are needing at any given time. It really helped my friend cut back very slowly until she was off of it completely and is now just doing mucuna , fava and fermented papya and just added Rhodiola rosea. I could feel that that is doing something good for her this week. Body less stiff, and was able to have better control of her muscles while exercising with me.