Mucuna (again)

[parkinsonscure]

I am quite new to this forum so I apologise if you have been over and over it. My question is : What is the most common daily dosage to help with symptoms? Does it vary between individuals? The recommendation on the bottle suggests twice daily.

[park_bear]

There's a huge variability in levodopa required from one Parkinson's patient to another, and a huge variability in levodopa concentration from one mucuna preparation to another. So there is no standard dosage. The recommended dosage on the bottle is typically a recommendation for healthy individuals, and that recommendation is wrong, because the proper dosage of levodopa for healthy individuals is... zero.

[parkinsonscure in reply to park_bear]

Thankyou, park_bear.

[Thal]

Taking Mucuna as a Parkinson's med is like taking Birch bark or willow tree bark instead of an aspirin for a headache. Totally useless and maybe harmful.

[ByrdaParadise87 in reply to Thal]

Rather a rude and inaccurate comment. Did you know that the discovery of aspirin stretches back more than 3500 years to when bark from the willow tree was used as a pain reliever and antipyretic. Mucuna can and does make a difference for people with PD. Not all remedies come from pharma.

[Thal in reply to ByrdaParadise87]

At least pharma has some independent documentation.

Weeds ZERO.

[ByrdaParadise87 in reply to Thal]

because you can't patent a plant dear

[Thal in reply to ByrdaParadise87]

Happy it works for you. It has has not for me. Wasted a lot of time and money that I arguably could have put to other uses. For better or worse. Time will tell. In the meantime be well and enjoy what life has to give. Many which I'm grateful for. Thanks.

[Despe in reply to Thal]

Personal experience? If so, please don't give "advice."

[Thal in reply to Despe]

Personal experience? If so, please don't give "advice." ?

[Rufous2]

Hi. I can't help you with mucuna advice but I can suggest how to search this site. At the top of this page, under the Cure Parkinson's logo, you'll see the headings "Home" "Posts" "Members" and "About." Click on "Posts" and when the page opens, look on the right side and you'll find a search box. Entering your key word or words there will allow you to search this site specifically, rather than the whole of HealthUnlocked.

Here's one thread about mucuna I found there; healthunlocked.com/cure-par...

[Parkytulip in reply to Rufous2]

Thank you

[Parkytulip]

Thankyou for that

[jetejp]

We (my wife has PD) have used mucuna for about 3 years now in addition to normal medication. We find it helps smooth the lows between medication. As mucuna as a supplement only contains a variable amount of l-dopa and no benserazide or carbidopa, we, as well as our doctor, prefer this to raising her subscription dosage. It certainly helps.

[Parkytulip in reply to jetejp]

Thankyou

[Psalmody in reply to jetejp]

I have used mucana for a couple of years and I too find it good and take it with 1/2 a 100/25 kinson medication. X 4 times a day. I find it works faster than the medication and I would rather use it than jut meds.

[Kinjam]

Consider joining the Facebook group 'Mucuna Pruriens Parkinson' . Your questions do have answers but there is a lot to consider. Hope to see you in the group.