Okay, this may sound stupid but I wonder if chewing nicotine gum might help those of us who cannot access the patch. It is a much lower dosage, so I do not expect much symptom relief but thinking it might offer a little neuro protection?

It is OTC. so I am thinking of trying it. Ran across a lab rat on Medical News Today who has just completed a technical report of her experience with it posted just last month; I am emailing her for a copy now! Will report back anything useful.

Laura

Hello Conductor

frankly i don't know if Nicotine gum is okay
i am sure you can order 24 hr nico patches trough amazon or other websites.
if the 3,5 mg dose is not available,you simply cut a higher dose patch to obtain the desired dosage.
the patch seems better as it will deliver nicotine in your system for 24h continuously .

Villiers,

Thank you for this information. I am so naive about this; I thought ones still needed a prescription for the patch. I did receive a technical report of a former chemist who has PD and self treated with the gum and had good symptom control with just the gum. There is another study where people used the patch and the gum also with sustained beneficial effect of 2 years.

The gum here has an adjunct med that makes it 90% bioavailable to our system. I think I might try this once I clear it with my doctor.

Merci mille fois de nous avoir aidés.

Laura

For anyone who is interested in the report I mentioned above, please PM your private email as file is too large for posting here.

Villiers, thank you for your posts and keeping me informed on your protocol and

progress. I am really glad your a part of this board and always listen to what you

have to say with great interest. Pay no attention to people on here that were

bashing you for using the nicotine protocol. In many ways your health care

system is far advanced when compared to the U.S. Please contact me privately

if you wish as I would like to keep in touch. I am also using the Nicotine protocol

thanks to you my friend!