How do I dose mucuna and sinemet to get the most ON time in a 24 hour period?

[missfebruary]

If you are on Mucuna and Sinemet, please share your dosing protocol.

[soup]

What an interesting question.. Are the batches of Mucuna all the same? Do they vary from one supplier to another and from one harvest to another.

Some people seem to be so sensitive to generic medications which are regulated that I wouldn't know where to start with Mucuna.

[AnthD]

missfebruary,

My question to you is what is your dose of sinemet you are taking? And how much macuna do you want to replace with that? From your question I can tell this is just your beginning. I have had success with it. No worries let me know.

[missfebruary in reply to AnthD]

Sinemet: 3/4 pill at 10am/2pm/6pm. 125/100

Mucuna: 1 tsp at 10pm and 6am.

Started Mucuna 1 week ago. i'm using David Wolfe Wildcrafted raw mucuna extract powder.

Eventually I want off the Sinemet if possible.

[AnthD in reply to missfebruary]

Wow. that is what I got started with a year ago. Then I moved on to something more effective. Take a look at another post that I responded to"vegan diet" . It has my dosing protocol. My intentions are the same as yours. Yes you're absolutely right we need to get off at Sinemet. Very bad stuff.

[movinngroovin]

how do you dose and what type of mucuna do you use? Please & thanks!

[missfebruary in reply to movinngroovin]

Mucuna: 1 tsp at 10pm and 6am.

Started Mucuna 1 week ago. i'm using David Wolfe Wildcrafted raw mucuna extract powder.

[movinngroovin]

Are you getting results? The one am using is extremely expensive althoug it works. I cannot take Sinamet..

[quirkyme]

what on earth is mucuna?? I've never heard of it.

[chirodoc]

quality control and highest concentration of Macuna is 40% with CHK Nutrtion. Their Product line is involved with the Neurotransmitter research by Marty Hinz MD Neurosupport.com. I use his protocol for balancing the Dopamine and seratonin levels to provide the best dopamine ingestion without the side effects of Sinemet. Balancing the neurotransmitters is the challenge and once on the amino acid protocols you start reducing the meds as you will be getting too much dopamine if you stay on the same L-dopa dose. Unfortunately doing this on your own and with over the counter products may cause you frustration in failed results. Never hurts to try. I am going to add the Ketosis approach with a new released product centered around taking high doses of medium chain fatty acids from coconut oil.

New product to check out> fuelforthought.co (It is CO and not .com)

[soccertese in reply to chirodoc]

just curious, how in the world do you get 40% l-dopa in mucana? how many grams of mucana does the HINZ protocol have you take?

[AnthD in reply to soccertese]

Soccertese,

The best and safe usable is at the 15%. At this ratio it has minimal or lesser side effects that the body can tolerate.

[soccertese in reply to AnthD]

so how many grams of mucana do you take/day?

[chirodoc in reply to soccertese]

Mauna formulated for his research.Parkinson's needs little Serotonin AND A lot of dopamine. I am on a low dose to control symptoms. .4 teaspoons of L-tyrosine 4teaspoons Macuna. 5http 75 mg prevents nausea

[soccertese in reply to chirodoc]

so let me try to calculate how much l-dopa is in 4tsp.

assume 1 cup of soy flour weighs 112grams - mucana is also a legume - and 48tsp in 1 cup. so 4/48 x 11200 milligrams x 15% l-dopa = 1.4grams?

that isn't a low dose. so i'm assuming 4% l-dopa in your mucana.

there seems to be a range of weights for flour but even if i assume a cup weighs 70 grams you'd be getting around 700mg of l-dopa in 1 dose if 15% but around 190mg if 4%. excuse me if my numbers are off. plus, with no carbidopa, have to wonder how much l-dopa actually reaches your brain.

[chirodoc in reply to soccertese]

1750 mg dopamine I think macuna delivers per tea. (40% Macuna)

[missfebruary in reply to soccertese]

Can you help me with some math soccertese? I take 2.25 Sinemet 125/100 per day. I've got 15% mucuna. How much mucuna = my daily dose of sinemet?

[chirodoc in reply to soccertese]

1teas of Macuna is approx 2. 4 gm. L tyrosine 1teaspoon =2.5 gm

[Judy78 in reply to soccertese]

I'm new to Heinz and up to 27g daily. Still increasing