L-dopa

TY. Any thoughts on Dopa Macuna herb 500 mg, from velvet white bean extract?  Info states it's a legal OVC Spplement amino acid. A precursor for natural production of dopamine?

L-dopa has been on the markert for years and is known for treatment of people with Parkinson's disease. In my opinion, if much postive info existed on its treatment of epilepsy it would already be legal in at least some country. (Just like Frisium is legal in Canada and Australia, but not in the USA) "with few side effects" I don't think so.. "Possible adverse drug reactions include: Hypotension, especially if the dosage is too high. Arrhythmias, although these are uncommon. Nausea, which is often helped by taking the drug with food, although protein interferes with drug absorption. Gastrointestinal bleeding. Disturbed respiration. This is not always harmful, and can actually benefit patients with upper airway obstruction. Hair loss. Confusion. Extreme emotional states, particularly anxiety, but also excessive libido. Vivid dreams and/or fragmented sleep. Visual and possibly auditory hallucinations. Effects on learning. There is some evidence that it improves working memory, while impairing other complex functions. Sleepiness and sleep attacks. a condition similar to amphetamine psychosis. Although there are a number of adverse effects associated with levodopa, particularly psychiatric ones, it has fewer than other anti-Parkinson's drugs, including anticholinergics, amantadine, and dopamine agonists. More serious are the effects of chronic levodopa administration, which include: End-of-dose deterioration of function. On/off oscillations. Freezing during movement. Dose failure (drug resistance). Dyskinesia at peak dose. Clinicians will try to avoid these by limiting levodopa dosages as far as possible until absolutely necessary." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-dopa "ive been told by doc that yes it could help me" An MD thinks it 'could' help. Sorry but that's not even a positive statement ('could' is a conditional verb), and the risks the drug poses are HUGE = why it likely isn't legal for the treatment of E. My friendly advice would be to recommend you search out an epileptologust (a neurologist that specializes in epilepsy). best wishes, ~sol