B complex for Parkinson's

I recently came down with Shingles. Very painful as they say and also quite itchy. Well wanting to go the natural way, as always, I looked into taking some supplements. From what was recommended, I took B complex, zinc, l lysine and goldenseal/echinacea combination. Well I notice right straight off it made a big difference with my Parkinson's. Specifically I was able to get off the floor easier and walk down the stairs less awkwardly. I am pretty sure it it was from the addition of the B vitamins. So I will keep the B complex as a daily addition to my normal supplements. I read about B complex for the nervous system so this makes sense. It's not the muscles that go bad in Parkinson's. It's the signal that tells the muscle to move.

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