Updated Medication List
******** Here’s my updated medications list. Morning, when I wake up: Carbidopa/Levodopa 25-100: 2.5 tabs Clonazepam 1 mg: 1 tab Clonazepam 0.5 mg: 1 tab Metoprolol 25 mg: 1 tab […]
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Bruce
I Return to Ping Pong
********** ********** I returned to ping pong today, after a haitus of probably a few years (torn Achilles tendon; the pandemic; worsening of my Parkinson’s symptoms, among other problems.) I
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On Balance
********** ********** This week the NY Times reprinted an article about balance training, which is probably an overlooked area of concern for many people, whether they have Parkinson’s or not.
Introducing Levodopa Inhalation Powder (Inbrija)
********** ********** If you have Parkinson’s and are taking carbidopa-levodopa in a pill form, you may find that after a few years you experience “off” periods where the drug doesn’t
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Update on “Awe Walks”: Try It Inside!
Last May I wrote about “awe walks.” According to an article in the NY Times, “Consciously watching for small wonders in the world around you during an otherwise ordinary walk
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Compensation Strategies for Gait Impairment
********** ********** Are you a Parkie who sometimes (maybe all the time?) has problems walking? Do you have more problems, say, walking on a busy street or moving around in
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How I Spent My 70th Birthday
********** ********** A few days ago I turned 70. It doesn’t feel any different than, say, turning 45 or 50 – I’m still me. Two events that made the day
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Back in the Swim of Things
******** ******** I’m back to working out 5 – 6 days/week. In the pool I’ve been swimming 1,200 meters (about 3/4 of a mile) twice a week, and plan to
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Insomnia and Parkinson’s Disease
Insomnia and Parkinson’s Disease ******** According to a research review published in 2020 (“Practical Evaluation and Management of Insomnia in Parkinson’s Disease: A Review”), “there is little evidence supporting pharmacotherapy
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How I am (Not) Doing…
******** I seem to have entered a new, debilitating phase of Parkinson’s disease. Until this week, I had what now seems like mild issues with walking, primarily festinating gait and
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