Nicotine Magic?

[Drevy]

This info I got from a PD forum called Neurotalk, and there is a blogger claim that nicotine helps PD symptoms and help make more dopa in the brain.

[Drevy]

Here is a copy of this blog.....

Dear comrades

I want to share with you the meeting i had with you with Dr Gabriel Villafane 3 weeks ago.

Dr Villafane is a brilliant and passionate scientist

,he is in charge of the Neurology department at Hopital Lionel Vidart in Creteil (France )

they have develloped since 9 years a protocol treatment for Parkinson using Nicotine patches.

They are getting very amazing results .

There,they told me,straight in the eyes,that the MINIMUM BENEFITS YOU CAN EXPECT IS TO STOP THE PROGRESSION OF PD !!

but this is the minimum,as for many patient,pd is stopped and the symptoms are very softened and even for some cases the symptoms ARE 90% REVERSED !!(it shows inversion of the disease on the DAT-SCAN)

my jaw dropped when i heard this .

this was the first time during my 7 years journey with PD ,that an "official" neurologist was not telling me PD as irreversible and degenerative .

I was really & happilly shocked

to enter the protocol,you must be on levadopa drugs .

I am on sinemet 100/10 .I take 1 pill 3 times/day presently.

you must NOT TAKE THIAMIN (vitamin B1 ) supplement ,as it would interfere with the nicotine.eating red meat is also a big No-no .

the patches have to taken everyday & for the rest of your life. (so this is not a cure but a treatment)

it takes about 9 months ti get some visible improvments,for some people less than 9 months

Here is the protocol they gave.

to respect the timing and graduality is crucial

you must patch yourself on a different part every 24 h

those parts are :under your belly button ,on the right,then the following day left,then the following day in the end of your back on the right,then the following day on left

you must change your nicotine patch every 24 h

Nicopatch was the brand recommended,but just because of the dosage

first 3 months : 3,5 mg nicotine patch per day (so you cut a 7 mg patch in half )

month 3 to 5: 7mg "" "" "

month 5 to 7 :10 mg " " "

then 14 mg for 6 months

then 17 mg for next 3 months

then 20 mg " "

I know Nicotine has a bad health image because of the cigarettes but it has medical properties.

*edit*

If you decide to consult Dr Villafane,there's 4 months waiting list,& you must come to your consultation with

-a DAT-SCAN

-recent electro cardiogram

-recent blood analysis

without these,you would have to come back & wait another 4 months

I personally have started the Nico since 2 weeks,and yes i am feeling better : )

[etterus]

Drevy, did you consult with Dr Villafane or just start the patch on your own?

[etterus]

Just reread the beginning...

[Drevy in reply to etterus]

Etterus,

This is a blog that I copied for another PD forum that I thought was interesting. I do not use the nicotine patches. I just thought it was good for some investigating, to see if this is a valid therapy.

[maryalice]

Drevy,

This sounds great. I wonder if you could use the gum instead of the patch? How did wearing the TMJ mouth piece work out for you?

[Drevy in reply to maryalice]

It didn't work for me. I didn't feel any relief of any symptoms. The TMJ appliance was a big failure. I had it adjusted like 4 times and nothing. I'm so disappointed. The chewing gum for nicotine, I don't know if that would work. Can you tell how much nicotine is in each chewing gums. Well, I going to try it next week.

[maryalice in reply to Drevy]

Drevy,

I'm so sorry the TMJ appliance didn't work for you. I admire your willingness to keep trying and not give up. I feel like I'm just about to and then I hear about something else to try. Last week I went to a Recipe for Recovery workshop taught by Howard Shifke's. He recovered from Parkinson's through a vegetarian diet, exercise called Medical Qigong, and prayer and meditation. If you google "Qigong and Parkinson's' you'll find a lot of information.

Do you need a prescription for the patch? I think you can tell how much nicotine there is in each piece. I've never used it, but my sister has. If you can ask your doctor about the gum. PLEASE let me know if it works. Thanks.

Blessings.

[sAMERICA in reply to maryalice]

Medical Qigong? Anything that involves a vegetarian diet, prayer and meditation it MUST be a good thing.

Drevy, you should definitely check into it!!!

[sAMERICA in reply to Drevy]

I can appreciate that you'd like to see immediate results (can't blame you) but maybe it's just a matter of time. You already have the appliance, perhaps continuing to use will eventually have its reward. For sure it won't hurt to keep trying. You never know! Just saying...

[Hidden]

All these posts today seem to be on different ways of controlling/curing PD.

So why dont all the main body of scientists know all this and what works well?

Does this come back to the fact that if these treatments work, drug companies will suddenly find a big drop in sales and loss of profit.

As the drug companies dictate many of the terms of treating illness through the health service and the GP are we to think that many of these presumed good treatments (Probably cheaper too) are being held back in favour of drug company profits?

Talk about confused!

[PatV in reply to Hidden]

They're busy

[PatV in reply to PatV]

more on this later