[Virginia Therese]

Hi, everyone...I don't know if this is the correct place for me to introduce myself, but it seemed to be the only place that I could do this...so, we shall see.

My name is Therese (Terri will be fine). I want to tell you that I do NOT have PD...I am a carepartner for one who does have the disease. Although I am a member of several caregivers' forums, still, I feel that I want to be in a place where I will be able to learn firsthand about the disease from those of you who are experiencing it...the more I can be educated by those afflicted with PD, the more I feel that I can be an "all-round" carepartner.

I do have a specific question to ask today. I can recall that when my pwp was a member of BrainTalk Communities, there was much discussion about the possibility of the benefits of Co-Q10. I also recall that it was considered to be a very expensive supplement, but that some recommended Puritan's Pride as being both a good brand AND less expensive. My pwp is presently taking 300mg., 3 t.i.d (900 mg. daily), although I believe that the recommended beneficial dosage is 1200 mg. daily...and it IS very expensive. I guess my questions to all of you are: (1) How beneficial have you found Co-Q10 to be; (2) Would you recommend the Puritan's Pride brand both for its beneficial properties and cost-wise?

Thank you for any information that you may be able to provide.

I just want to say that even though I do not have PD, it just may be that I might have some information that could be beneficial for you in that I have been my pwp's carepartner for approximately 10 years so that I have had some experience from that perspective.

I am happy to be here.

Therese