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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.

  1. 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 Team

    1. Thank you very much for your kind reply

      1. 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?

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