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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Medications
My Current Meds
********** Here are all the medications I’m on. 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:
Palliative Care vs. Hospice: What’s the Difference?
********** Palliative Care vs. Hospice: What’s the Difference? I recently attended an online seminar for people with Parkinson’s disease, which discussed the differences between palliative care and hospice. In many
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Parkinson’s 101
********** Parkinson’s 101 Here’s a medical research article that supplies a comprehensive overview of Parkinson’s disease in easy-to-understand language. It also includes outside-the-norm information, such as the following possibilities for
Guest Post: 5 Studies that Show Hope for CBD Treating Parkinson’s
by John Alois These days most people have heard something or other about the potential of CBD to treat symptoms associated with various conditions. With the explosion of peer-reviewed research
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Let’s Talk About Clinical Research and Drug Trials!
Have you volunteered for Parkinson’s research projects, including drug trials? I’ve done this many times, starting shortly after I was diagnosed and continuing up to the present. It’s a win-win
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New School Year? New Drug Regimen!
Below I list my daily dosages of all my drugs. Please note that the times I’ve listed are for Mondays through Fridays, when I wake up at 4:00 a.m. to
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Another Year? Another Drug Regimen!
I visited my neurologist last week. As usual, she’s delighted that I’m doing so well, and she adjusted my meds as follows. As before, I’ve included medications prescribed by my
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Sleep Disturbances Worsen as Parkinson’s Disease Progresses
Bottom line first: For many Parkies, sleep problems worsen over time. Yes, we already knew this first hand. But some recent research, which followed 218 newly-diagnosed Parkies for five years and
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Impulse Control Disorders + PD = A Bad Mix
Compulsive gambling. Persistent out-of-control shopping sprees. Hypersexuality. Chronic binge eating. These conditions, known as Impulse Control Disorders (ICD), occur for many Parkies, and it’s mostly based on what medicines they’re
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