Alternative Medicine/DOPAMINE

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Dear Eric,,my father was recently diagnosed with parkinson disease,,,reading alittle about it I was wondering if Dopamine is released naturally in our bodies and if there is something we can do to naturally to increase it,,My father is taking a drug called Zelapar..but I am trying to find out if our bodies make this on our own ,,,I can't seem to find this out on any web site,,,,thank you ,,Cindy awaiting your answer

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Hi cindy,
Dopamine is naturally released in our body. I am not aware of any natural product that will stimulate more dopamine release.
Read my article on Parkinson's posted on my website
http://www.druginformation.bc.ca
Thank you for using Allexperts
Sincerely,
Eric Brandt, B.Sc. Pharm

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Eric Brandt

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I will answer questions regarding prescripion and non prescription drugs as well as commonly used mdicinal herbs. I will also answer questions on various medical conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, thyroid problems, diabets, menopause, parkinson`s disease, multiple sclerosis, depression etc.

Experience

I am a practicing hospital pharmacist with 10 years experience in hospital and 10 years retail pharmacy experience prior to that.
I have my own drug information web site at http://www.druginformation.bc.ca I also publish an online newsletter. Subscription is free. To learn more go to http://www.topica.com/lists/thecaplet

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Contributed to an article in CNS Drugs. Currently publishing a free monthly nwletter. To learn more go to http://www.topica.com/lists/thecaplet

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B.Sc. Pharm

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