Mucuna pruriens in Canada

[Missy0202]

Hello to my fellow Canadians. I am wondering if any of you are taking mucuna pruriens (not the powdered form) and can guide me where I can get it.

I have been looking for 15% L-DOPA by protocol for life Balance but would be happy with the equivalent from another company

Thanks in advance,

Missy

[JeanieBeanie]

We are in UK and I give my husband half teaspoon of the powder I buy on Ebay and it really works.

[Missy0202 in reply to JeanieBeanie]

Thanks so much for the reply. I am trying to find a supplement rather than a powder

[park_bear in reply to Missy0202]

Encapsulated versions will be extracts with a high percentage of levodopa. The downside of this is there is a tendency to cause nausea. The unconcentrated version of Mucuna has less tendency to do this, apparently due to cofactors in the whole bean. I took a look at Amazon Canada and found the following. Have not used this version myself so cannot vouch for it:

amazon.ca/VEDIQUE-HERBS-Muc...

[Missy0202 in reply to park_bear]

Thank you park_bear you are always so helpful. What you said makes a lot of sense. I am still pondering the idea to use both since I feel I am a little over medicated sometimes and I am hoping taking a little less sinemet and supplementing with a little Mucuna would do the trick.

[park_bear in reply to Missy0202]

Trying an encapsulated version will not do any serious harm if that is your preference – you will find out soon enough how well you tolerate it. Also, nothing wrong with using both Sinemet and Mucuna.

[Missy0202 in reply to park_bear]

are you aware of anyone who takes carbidopa with Mucuna? I assume that would have to be prescribed by a Dr.?

[park_bear in reply to Missy0202]

Not aware of anyone, but that ought to work. Yes it would have to be prescribed.

[slimweiss]

My husband takes the Mucuna Extract from Double Wood through Amazon. Great price.

He takes one pill either in place of his Rytary or as an adjunct. Sometimes it takes an hour plus for his Rytary to kick in so he'll take one Mucuna to bridge the gap. 2 pills = 1000mg.

He says it helps!

[LauraYu]

I take Zandopa, a powder form

[Missy0202 in reply to LauraYu]

Thanks Laura. Where do you buy Zandopa. I can't find it in Canada

[LauraYu in reply to Missy0202]

ayurvedabay.com/zandu-zando...

I order Zandopa here

[Missy0202 in reply to LauraYu]

WOW! are you charged all kinds of import taxes etc when it comes?

[LauraYu in reply to Missy0202]

interesting, I don’t think they asked me to pay import tax, Lol, not when I order from this website. I tried ebay before, all the extra changes are huge

[LauraYu in reply to LauraYu]

maybe the seller absorbed the taxes

[joyachoice]

I take NOW Supplements, DOPA Mucuna, Standardized Mucuna Extract with Naturally Occurring 15% L-Dopa

[Missy0202 in reply to joyachoice]

Thank you. This is not available in Canada

[joyachoice in reply to Missy0202]

No, but I order it via amazon.com and there is no problem getting it in Canada

[Missy0202 in reply to joyachoice]

oh wow!! Ok thanks a lot!!!

[RBan]

I use Dopaboost from pure formulas. Works good. I also use levodopa carbidopa for every dose. I have a trucker friend pick it up in the USA for me.

[Missy0202 in reply to RBan]

I need to find a friend like that

[Summertime1212 in reply to Missy0202]

I live in Canada I order mucuna prurans from vitamart it is the Organic Traditions brand

I take a teaspoon with my 12. 5/ 50 C/L 33 times a day.

I get less dyskinesia taking the natural levodopa

[Missy0202 in reply to Summertime1212]

I appreciate this so much! I'm going to give it a try Summertime1212

[Swimfast]

You can't legally buy Mucuna Prurians in Canada without a prescription. It is on a prescribed list as it actually contains an effective drug( l.Dopa). So no Canadian based vendor can sell it to you, including amazon [.]ca. You can get around this by ordering from amazon[.]com, ebay[.]com or other international vendors. The maximum that you can import is 3 months worth or 90 days supply. I like the Naturebell-Mucuna, 1500mg capsule ( 10:1)- contains 150mg of L.Dopa. I take it every 3 hours - 6am, 9am. 12pm, 3pm. Then no more until the next day. I tolerate it well, no nausea or stomach upset. You could try it every 4 hours, 3 a day at first and see how it goes.

[Missy0202 in reply to Swimfast]

Wow.... that is so helpful! Thanks a lot!

[Summertime1212]

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[tessier]

Hi. I am from Canada. By far the best Mucuna Pruriens that I have tried is from Barlowe's Herbal Elixirs. Mucuna Pruriens (brown Indian) extract 650mg 40% L-dopa. I have ordered it from Barlowe's directly for at least 2 years - sometimes the 1pound bag as well as the bottles. However, just recently Customs Canada flagged it and returned it to sender. As mentioned in this feed, Mucuna is not supposed to be to imported into Canada, but they usually allow a couple of bottles. I have tried alternatives, as mentioned in this feed, but nothing so far has worked as good as this product. Unfortunately, Barlowe's is not available at Amazon.com. Any other suggestions?