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Has Anyone Tried Mucuna Pruriens?

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Wappingers Falls, NY
June 13
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A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

What is Mucuna Puriens ???

June 15
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Yes I have taking it for over 2 years. My doctor who is a PD specialist suggested it. The only thing I need to do is eat something before taking it. Otherwise I get nausea.

June 15
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Le mucuna pruriens est de la levodopa naturelle, mais qui ne peut pas passer la barrière hématocéphalique, c'est à dire qu'il ne peut pas arriver jusqu'à votre cerveau, ou tres très peu, donc il ne sert pratiquement à rien, c 'est pour cela que dans le Sinemet en plus de la levodopa il y a de la carbidopa , qui permet à la levodopa d arriver a votre cerveau .Sans carbidopa , le mucuna ne sert à rien ,c'est pour ça qu'on vous a demandé si vous le preniez en plus du sinemrt ou à la place., Parce que si vous le prenez en plus du sinemet peut-être que la carbidopa du sinemet pourrait l aider . Je suis allee en cure le mois dernier et j'ai rencontré un monsieur qui s obstinatnait depuis 5 ans à ne prendre que du naturel c'est-à-dire du mucuna , parce qu'il ne voulait pas" d effets secondaires". C'est sûr qu'il n'avait pas d'effets secondaires , il n'avait pas d'effet du tout c'était un vrai zombie.. Quand je l'ai vu cela faisait 15 jours qu'il avait vu un neurologue et commençait un" traitement normal", Il commençait heureusement à voir la différence et commençait à se débloquer un peu

June 15
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Mucuna is a bean. It's rich in levodopa. Commercially available compounds are enhanced by added levodopa to a standard strength (40%) - the native beans vary from 4% to 12%. Hard to dose.

My wife tried it (heroically) for several years - she really wanted a "natural" remedy.. It got to be a real ordeal, and it causes the same dyskinesia as the regular med (Sinemet), only it's harder to take. Taking 4-6 Sinemet a day is a lot easier than mixing up the powder every morning in a special bottle and keeping track of it throughout the day.

(Since then she's had DBS and is doing OK - no more dyskinesia, but troublesome festination. We're now looking into further things - more details later...)

June 15
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I have tried them in the past but every time it led me to being to dyskinetic. My neu programmer is being more proactive about usingy brain stem system

June 16

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