Originally Posted by GerryW

I get my products from CHK Nutrition. DBS Labs, who do the tests, will only allow CHK products since store bought products may vary from the labeled amounts and it needs to be consistent. I am a pharmacist so I buy at wholesale. Normally CHK deals only with practitioners who mark up the products before charging the patient. That said, I currently take 7 tsp (equivalent to roughly 50 capsules) of D5 Mucuna 40% powder daily. A 540 g jar (216 tsps) costs me $175. D5 (5-HTP) is $64 for 240 capsules. I take 2 capsules per day. TyrosineReplete is $26 for 180 capsules. I take 18 per day. It also comes in powder which is cheaper. CysReplete is $30 for 180 capsules. I take 6 per day. So a month's supply is roughly $296 at wholesale given my present dose. As I said, your practitioner may mark up the price, and pending the lab tests my dose may change. When you reach what they call phase 3 your dose is more or less fixed after that.

I was diagnosed with PD in June 2011. Since then I have explored about every healing modality out there but have eschewed prescription drugs. The neurologist, after the 10 minute diagnosis, prescribed ropinirole, the dopamine agonist. Being a 64 yo pharmacist, drugs scare me, so I never filled the Rx and I never went back. Unfortunately, nothing had helped the symptoms which got worse. When I say I feel almost normal now I mean I took my dog out for a mile walk for the first time in months. I used to dread just stumbling to the mailbox. Just getting out of a chair was a chore. My postural instability has corrected so I no longer experience retropulsion or have to hang on to things. I still have a slight left thumb tremor once in awhile but nothing bothersome and nothing like the shaking before. The method claims that once the proper balanced combination of aminos is found the results are rather sudden. That was true in my case. I went from fairly disabled to functional in a day!

I can't compare this to what I might have experienced with the ropinirole but at this time I have my life back. This method, however, claims to eliminate sife effects. So far so good. It also claims to stop or drastically slow down the progression. Time will tell.

Originally Posted by NoMedsNow

I have Parkinson's and I'm starting the same protocol you're using. I was curious how you were taking the D5 Mucuna 40%. Specifically, do you take it on an empty stomach, avoid protein until it's absorbed, etc. Any tips you've learned along the way would be greatly appreciated since I'm just starting this process.
Thanks

Originally Posted by Alessio

Hi Gerry,
I hope you are still doing great with the Mucuna-Tyrosene-D5-Cys protocole.
I was diagnosed in 2003, refused to undergo regular treatment and tried several alternative treatments, from acupuncture to stem cell treatment in Germany and finally mucuna and aminoacids.
A question for you: I have been in an almost similar protocol for over a year, with 1 additional teaspoon of Mucuna, 8 instead of your 7, D5 two daily capsules and Cys also six per day... but... I have not been doing great and I believe the problem is the Tyrosene, which I am actually in 6 Tablespoons daily. My doctor is away until the end of the month and I strongly believe that my intake of Tyrosene is way too high. Do you happen to know what an excess of Tyrosene can produce? I am not okay, on and off and not doing great, even though I went through a lot of laboratory tests, 6 of them, with no much improvement. I am still experimenting in the dosages with my doctor's approval.
What is your dosage nowadays? Any information will be greatly appreciated!.
Thank you!

Originally Posted by NoMedsNow

Hey Gerry,

I am on the Hinz Protocol and doing very well. Started last summer 2014 and I'm still tweaking my dose a little. It took about 5 or 6 months to get me to what I describe as a night and day difference from where I started. My current dose is as follows: 37 grams of Mucuna (about 15 tsp) divided into 6 doses every 3 hrs. 32 grams of Tyrosine (4 tbl) mixed in with my mucuna, so it's divided into 6 doses as well. 3 capsules 5-HTP and 6 capsules L-Cysteine per day. Plus some B6 and Folic Acid. As you can see I'm on the higher side of the dosing averages. There in lies the problem. The Mucuna cost is killing me. I found a good quality tyrosine source that's much cheaper. I use about 4 tubs of Mucuna (270G) a month that cost me almost $200 a tub after you figure in shipping. That's about $800 a month just for Mucuna. I know you are a retired pharmacist and you've been able to purchase yours directly for a much better price. There was a recent price increase, I'm not sure if you experienced that. What are you paying for your Mucuna these days? Do you have any ideas at all on how I can cut my costs? I also don't feel really comfortable having only one source for Mucuna. What if they went out of business or something crazy. This works so well and I feel so much better I could never go back to the old meds. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Michael

Originally Posted by NoMedsNow

Hey Gerry,

I am on the Hinz Protocol and doing very well. Started last summer 2014 and I'm still tweaking my dose a little. It took about 5 or 6 months to get me to what I describe as a night and day difference from where I started. My current dose is as follows: 37 grams of Mucuna (about 15 tsp) divided into 6 doses every 3 hrs. 32 grams of Tyrosine (4 tbl) mixed in with my mucuna, so it's divided into 6 doses as well. 3 capsules 5-HTP and 6 capsules L-Cysteine per day. Plus some B6 and Folic Acid. As you can see I'm on the higher side of the dosing averages. There in lies the problem. The Mucuna cost is killing me. I found a good quality tyrosine source that's much cheaper. I use about 4 tubs of Mucuna (270G) a month that cost me almost $200 a tub after you figure in shipping. That's about $800 a month just for Mucuna. I know you are a retired pharmacist and you've been able to purchase yours directly for a much better price. There was a recent price increase, I'm not sure if you experienced that. What are you paying for your Mucuna these days? Do you have any ideas at all on how I can cut my costs? I also don't feel really comfortable having only one source for Mucuna. What if they went out of business or something crazy. This works so well and I feel so much better I could never go back to the old meds. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Michael

Originally Posted by badboy99

Michael, you can get many suppliers @ alibaba.com of 40% Mucuna. There is a 25kg minimum which is dirt cheap compared to your current usage. 30USD$ per Kilogram x 25kg + F.O.B. About what your paying for a months supply.

Originally Posted by NoMedsNow

Hey Gerry,

I am on the Hinz Protocol and doing very well. Started last summer 2014 and I'm still tweaking my dose a little. It took about 5 or 6 months to get me to what I describe as a night and day difference from where I started. My current dose is as follows: 37 grams of Mucuna (about 15 tsp) divided into 6 doses every 3 hrs. 32 grams of Tyrosine (4 tbl) mixed in with my mucuna, so it's divided into 6 doses as well. 3 capsules 5-HTP and 6 capsules L-Cysteine per day. Plus some B6 and Folic Acid. As you can see I'm on the higher side of the dosing averages. There in lies the problem. The Mucuna cost is killing me. I found a good quality tyrosine source that's much cheaper. I use about 4 tubs of Mucuna (270G) a month that cost me almost $200 a tub after you figure in shipping. That's about $800 a month just for Mucuna. I know you are a retired pharmacist and you've been able to purchase yours directly for a much better price. There was a recent price increase, I'm not sure if you experienced that. What are you paying for your Mucuna these days? Do you have any ideas at all on how I can cut my costs? I also don't feel really comfortable having only one source for Mucuna. What if they went out of business or something crazy. This works so well and I feel so much better I could never go back to the old meds. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Michael