Can Mucuna Pruriens interact with Truvada?
I was diagnosed with Parkinson s desease in 2004 at the age of 33. I recently found beneficial results to control my symptoms by taking Mucuna Pruriens. I am gonna start taking Truvada as Prep tu reduse the chance of contracting Hiv. I would like to know if Cowhage Mucuna Pruriens could interact with Truvada making it less efficient to protect me against Hiv.
Thanks for your question,
! First off, I'm glad to hear about your positive experience with mucuna pruriens -- that's great! We actually have an article about it here: https://parkinsonsdisease.net/research-studies/mucuna-pruriens-treatment-manage-symptoms/.
As for your question, as we are not medical professionals, we cannot provide you with any medical advice (for your safety). If you haven't already, your doctor/neurologist would be able to give you the best information about potential drug interactions.
Additionally, we have have a sister community for HIV here: https://h-i-v.net/. You may be able to find more information about Truvada there. Hope this helps. Take care! - Chris, ParkinsonsDisease.net TeamThank you very much for your kind reply
lucarossi - did you take the Mucuna Pruriens along with your regular prescribed PD medicine? Or did you adjust your prescribed medicine dose in some way?
