COMPREHENSIVE ARTICLE ON MUCUNA PRURIENS

[rideabike]

intechopen.com/books/parkin...

Best article I ever read and it covered all the bases really well. Lots of warnings but I would not be put off by them since most of us don't have a choice of a doctor supporting our use of it. Also there is lots of support here to help us.

[Ynot214ever]

Great article Thanks. I take about 5 grams of 40% mucuna and around 20 to 30 minutes later my tremor stops for 3 to 4 hours.

[Fed1000 in reply to Ynot214ever]

Hi Ynot, let me bring you some questions. How much Mucuna do you take per day and which brand? How did you manage to convert with the amount of Levodopa sintetic you were taking? Have you been helped by your doctor? Thank.

[Ynot214ever in reply to Fed1000]

Hi Fed1000

I take the mucuna mostly when I am going out. I buy it from Barlowes in Florida although there are other distributors about. I started with the Hinz amino acid therapy. I still take it amino acid s but gave up on the program. I don't take any PD drugs at all. The mucuna dose of 4.6 to 5.0 grams gives me good tremor relief. I had focused ultrasound on the right side of my brain two years ago. This reduced my left dominant tremors by 95%to this day.

[rideabike in reply to Ynot214ever]

I am having lots of success with amino acids as well but like you, not to the extent of Hintz's therapy. They work well with MP and my brain likes them. 😃

[Fed1000]

Thanks for posting the article thet convinced me not to use that little dose of Sinemet that I'm still taking. Are you using Mucuna?

[rideabike in reply to Fed1000]

Yes I am and functioning well with it. No Sinemet because of the nausea it causes + I just can't stomach it. I'm using Zandopa 7.5 grams (approx.) and need it 2x a day. It says 87% mucuna pruriens on the bottle. I figure it's near to 25/100 C/L Sinemet since I tried both and got almost the same results...reduction in body stiffness, neck pain and tremor.

[Juliegrace]

This appears to be an update of the book written by this doctor which is available from Amazon and was published in 2014.

It is very good information but, I have tried MP 20% L dopa and MP 98% L dopa and both have caused dyskinesia at relatively low doses. I tried them specifically to see if I would have less dyskinesia.

[rideabike in reply to Juliegrace]

Yes and when I read that it reminded me of others who posted the same results as you and I thought it was a little too over confident to state that in the article. Otherwise are you taking anything that has stopped the dyskinesia now?

[Juliegrace in reply to rideabike]

I'm taking amantadine which is supposed to help. I'm not sure if it really does though.

[Erniediaz1018 in reply to rideabike]

B1 Stopped the dyskinesia For me

[Erniediaz1018 in reply to Juliegrace]

I also use Mucuna 98% with the side effect of dyskinesia but B1 has relieved of the dyskinesia.

[Juliegrace in reply to Erniediaz1018]

Unfortunately B1 has not helped with my dyskinesia. Sometimes it seems to make it worse. I'm glad to read that you're getting some relief. I stopped taking amantadine some time ago; it did not help me with dyskinesia and I had some side effects.

[ParlePark]

Tremor dominate. Dx 2 years ago. On Amantadine for tremors 100 mg twice a day. Haz helped bout 70-90%/acceptable for the most part. 2 days ago ankles started to swell considerably and with plantar fasciitis not fun. Waiting to here from neuro. Meantime take 40% Barlow’s between 750 mg - 900 mg with green tea or 500 vit C when tremors accelerate. Any more I get nauseous and has no help with tremors. Did purchase book not on any other drugs any suggestions?

[rideabike in reply to ParlePark]

I can't help with suggestions but maybe others more knowledgable can. I have no real rigidity, thankfully, but it seems doctors don't accept it as Parkinson's without that criteria. Only less than 10% have no rigidity so I have to use Mucuna because I can't get anything else but it sure helps me get through the day. Hope you find some answers.

[ParlePark in reply to rideabike]

Thanks! Appreciate response. I’m dx by 3 docs and datscan confirmed. We are all different. Reduced Amantadine by 1/2 due to ankle swelling. Waiting for substitute neuro to get back to me as mine just had surgery. Like you not much rigidity, however slower and dexterity issues. Wish I was more responsive to mucuna.

[rideabike]

I am also very slow and affected stiffness makes it hard to move so finding that even in bed now and can hardly turn over some nights. Cold weather certainly affects me. Feels like here is someone sitting on my chest.

[Erniediaz1018]

Excellent, thank you.