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What works better for parkinson's disease: levodopa or anticholinergic?
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Answer: Clearly the anticholinergics are archaic, and have substantial tolerance issues. The main neurotransmitter issue involves dopamine, so L-Dopa is the most direct and logical intervention. I never use anticholinergics for my patients these days.
Answered 1/22/2016
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