Nicotine patch

[Despe]

Nicotine patch for PwP. Benefits, insight, experience with it?

[Xenos]

It's a protocol invented by a french neurologist like ten years ago. I have a good friend ("in real life") who is a big fan of that method. He is presently traveling to France to meet him for his second consultation. Dr Gabriel VILLAFANE recently left his hospital (Henri-Mondor in Creteil, South of Paris) to open a private practice.

The protocol is quite straightforward, but one has to follow it with precision, along with some cardiology care. It is not a simple matter of dose adjustment.

A double-blind testing was organized two (?) years ago and results were to become public beginning of 2018. I was unable to find them, whatever I tried.

The rationale behind the method is quite convincing (for a non-physician...) and I was whispered that Michael J Fox uses it.

[Despe in reply to Xenos]

Thank you so much for your info. I have been thinking about it. . .not for myself, but for my husband who was diagnosed in March by Mayo (although not impressed with the professor neurologist, he was in a rush to take a trip the next day to his homeland Poland). No tests other than a physical evaluation of his symptoms. Diagnosis: Parkinson's subset tremors. Said that that is good news. No medication was prescribed as neurologist said he doesn't need it now, maybe in a couple of years. I don't believe in conventional medicine anyway and even if he had prescribed it, we would have passed. My husband's protocol is strictly vitamins, but I am thinking about Mucuna and a nicotine patch.

His symptoms started back in 2010 with a slight tremor on his right hand and up to today he only has intermittent tremors (just hands).

Having an apt with Cleveland Functional Medicine next week. Can't wait for their evaluation and diagnosis.

Keep on fighting!