I am sorry if this was previously discussed but I couldn't find it anywhere. I was told to take my L/C with Emerg-C but I just can't get it down. Can I take it with an Ascorbic Acid supplement instead?
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Sure. The only difference is emergen-C has some flavorings and some traces of B vitamins. I was not aware of the need to take carbidopa levodopa with vitamin C, although it is as it happens I often do..
I have seen in the past discussions around the method described here, as a rescue for a better, more smooth absorption of ldopa
López Lozano JJ, PMID: 7786540.
I can't remember where. At the time I didn't try, somehow it looked to me complicated and deemed to fail because of the need to have the solution homogeneous as you sample your next dose. I may have been lazy
This info regarding vitamin C was presented in one of Laurie M. Parkinson's School discussions to improve the bioavailability of C/L in stomach acid. She has spoken of the benefit of citicoline extending life of C/L. I would use plain ascorbic acid as the Emergen C has a bit of B6 in the ingredients which is not to be taken with C/L.
Dr. Mischley also has recommended fresh lemon juice of one lemon. Costco, in the US, has a large bottle of organic lemon juice, which is very convenient!
According to the following article adding 200 mg of vitamin C to each dose of levodopa will aid in Sinemet/Madopar absorption. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/156...
Orange juice will spike your insulin and is a terrible idea. I would not trust any info from a neuro that suggests someone with a brain disease touch orange juice. Insulin resistance in the brain is associated with ALZ and PD.
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