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When I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, they started giving me dopamine supplements (carbidopa-levodopa). Now, all of a sudden, I'm getting things done after spending most of my life vegetating lacking the motivation to do more than get by. I insist that it is not the disease that has motivated me. Remarkable improvements in lifestyles are known when folks are given carbidopa-levodopa. Were there relic Puritanical values that led society to keep this away from me or just lack of understanding? I don't know, but it does seem a pity as I can't do anything about it now. Others might consider this as a strategy to improve their lifestyle. For those with ADHD like myself who never got much from Ritalin, this might be especially worth considering.