Yes you can, apparently. Dr. Stein says he has had patients take as much as 100 g of mucuna 40% per day. You can learn more at www.neurosciencemyths.com. BTW, a jar of their mucuna 40% is equivalent to 900 capsules.

Yes, this is correct. And this is working better than anything I've tried. I'll try and reply with a little more detail later when I have more time. Pretty busy remodeling our condo right now.

I agree. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas on how to find a Mucuna product I can trust as far as purity and potency? I take about 6g Mucuna 40% every three hours, 6 times a day, every day. You can surely understand my concern about having heavy metals and other contaminants. I also need to be sure the potency is what they say it is. This protocol is very dose-dependent. I can't be using something that's inconsistent or higher or lower in potency than what they are advertising. This is exactly why the doctors that developed this protocol started producing their own supplements. They found that the success of their program was being undermined by the inconsistent potency and quality of the supplements their patients were buying on their own. I'm sure that some of you believe that this entire protocol was developed just to sell and profit from supplement sales. I'm all for profits, but all I can tell you is that this protocol works. No one said being a pioneer would be easy.
Again, any help in finding a source for good quality bulk Mucuna would be greatly appreciated.

[QUOTE=GerryW;1118567]I continue to do well on it. My doses ended up at 9 tsp Mucuna, 5 tbl Tyrosine, 5-HTP 1 capsule, and 6 capsules l-cysteine per day. Small variations in dosage, even a few hundred mg plus or minus, can unbalance and negate the results. I tried another tbl of Tyrosine but could not tolerate it. I have tried to cut back but that didn't work, either. Be sure to allow 5 days to judge the effect of a dosage change and have your doctor consult with doctor Hinz. It can take some time to get the balance.

Tyrosine is meant to eliminate the on-off episodes but the dose needs to be calibrated. BTW, the doctor's website has changed a lot.

In your last post you stated "I tried another tbl of Tyrosine but could not tolerate it." What was your experience going to another tablespoon of tyrosine? What were your symptoms or side effects? I'm at the point where my doctor says I need to go to another tablespoon of Tyrosine, but I also feel like I may be reaching my limit. I'm feeling very good but I am having some problems with On/Off effects.

[QUOTE=NoMedsNow;1153126]My off time symptoms became worse. Interestingly enough, my new doctor (Alvin Stein) has me up to 9 tbls of tyrosine per day. So far, my on times are longer and less affected by food. But as he said, I am quite erratic in my responses so it might not be sustained. We'll see. BTW, he says the problem is related to "Melanin Steal." See http://new.neurosciencemyths.com/wp-...on-paper-4.pdf

[QUOTE=GerryW;1153273]Dr. Stein is my doctor as well. You can't do much better than Dr. Hinz or Dr. Stein, the authors and researchers of this amazing protocol. I just went from 6 tbls to 7 tbls of Tyrosine today. Have you noticed any problems with your higher dose of Tyrosine? In a previous post you mentioned you couldn't tolerate Tyrosine above 5 tbls.
The fine tuning can definitely be a little tricky, but it's worth it. I can't tell you how much this has changed my life for the better. It's good to be able to chat with someone who is using this approach.
Hang in there.

[QUOTE=NoMedsNow;1153396]Likewise. Oddly enough, I seem to tolerate the higher dose without any problems.

Gerry, My wife started this program 4 months ago. She has had a rough go with dyskinesia for the last 4 weeks. She could use some support help at this time from someone that has been in the program for awhile. Do you know of any? She is taking 21grams of d5 mucuna, 21.5 grams of tyrosine, 6 tablets of cyc-replete, b6, and Neuro-replete. Per your post it looks like you have a lot of experience with the program. Would you be open to talk to us by phone? Thanks for all the post. Greg j

I'd be happy to talk with you though be advised, I am not an expert. Who is your doctor? Dr. Hinz encourages questions from doctors who use the protocol. PM me with your phone number and convenient time to call.

Gerry, Thanks for the reply back. We are in Georgia and 3 hours ahead of you. My wife goes to Dr. Dean. He works with Dr. Hinz and Stein in their program. I am new to this type of message board and I do not know how to do a PM message. Could you help? My wife has been on a pill stop today and no dyskinesia. A great day. Again thanks for the reply. Greg