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Re: comtan & Selegiline ?

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On 22 Jul, 2005, at 11:04, Automatic digest processor wrote:

I take comtan 100mg & levodopa(sinemet) 50mg after each meal.


Ting, Perhaps you should look at your timing. I was told by a nutritionist specialising in PD that l-dopa should not be taken immediately after eating protein. Take it one hour before, or not less than two hours after, a protein meal. Protein in the stomach interferes with absorption.
David Thurston.