Posted by gromit on October 10, 2005, at 15:16:52
In reply to Re: Macuna hatatta, posted by ravenstorm on October 10, 2005, at 9:14:59
> This was posted at the end of the information on the supplement barbcat is taking:
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> Caution: Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. Mucuna Pruriens is not intended for long-term use. Do not take more than 2 months continiously. The long term side effects of Mucuna has not been studied. You may take the product on a 2 months on, 2 months off basis. If you are pregnant, nursing a baby, or have a serious medical condition, seek the advice of a health professional before using this product.
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> Risk and adverse effects: Researchers have found that taking over 1g of L Dopa a day can cause undesirable side effects such as nausea and vomiting, uncontrollable motions , loss of blood pressure, mental disturbance, and increased cardiac risk. It is highly suggested that you follow the recomended dosage by not exceeding 2 capsules a day, and not take it longer than a 2 months period . If you are currently on medication, please consult your physician before taking any supplement.It seems like you're supposed to cycle quite a few supplements. Not many "alternative" treatments have been really studied long term it seems.
> Right now, I can't take medications because of what remeron did to my stomach, so anything that could cause vomitting or nausea I probably can't take.
I haven't noticed any stomach upset myself. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think those side effects are caused specifically by mucuna, it's just how too much dopamine effects people. It says over 1 gram of l-dopa per day, even with the high octane brand the if you take the max 500 mg you actually get less than 250 mg of l-dopa. So if you take 4 times the recommended dose bad things might happen but that would be true of many other things too.
Man, that almost sounded like a sales pitch. Is your doctor open minded about stuff like this? I've only had one pdoc who didn't either shrug me off or get irritated if I mentioned any kind of natural thing.
Rick
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