I took care of my mother who had PD fo over 15 years in our home. She passed away 2 years ago. Luckily she did not have dementia, but was physically disabled. I cannot even imagine taking care of two...
Unless she has been diagnosed with dementia,she most likely hears you and understands you, she is not able to speak back clearly and there may be a delay in the words coming out because the throat...
lymekills, if your grandmother was admitted to hospital, they must have run run some tests to rule out other conditions that may make her right leg weaker such as other neurological issues such as...
folan, seroquel is dangerous in Pd pts who are elderly. Maybe the reason your Dad is sleeping and non communicative. Ask dr. about azilect, after seroquel is at the lowest dosage or stopped...
I do not know if Gainsville, Fl is south enough for you. They have a multidisciplinary center at the uni of Florida called UFl Center for Movement Disorders. They have Drs. Michael Okun and Kelly...
I have spinal stenosis due to herniated discs and spondylolisthesis, and a lot of pain. I was very overweight. I lost a good amount of the weight and my pain reduced. Furthermore, I started taking...
I lost my mother a year ago and know how devastated you must feel. I am so sorry for your loss at such a young age. It is still surreal, but time is the only thing that helps. You and your family are...
Hello, I just noticed nobody has replied to you. I will do my best. I was a hands on caegive to my mother for over 14 years. She had Parkinson's, joint issues - knees and shoulders, scoliosis,...
Prayingforacure, I feel for you. I know all about crying everyday watching helplessly as your loved one deteriorates and what you do is not enough and wish you could do more but you are all zapped...
It could be sciatic pain coming from his back. To test and get relief if it is his back, have him try this if he has not already. Lie down on his back and lift the affected, bending and pulling it...
I wonder if your neurologist tried any medications on you to see if symtoms improved before recommending the datscan?...
His bladder may be retaining urine; this is fairly common in PWPs - again muscles and nerves not being able to do their job, but also some meds such as sinemet can exacerbate the condition as a side...
Joy, if your husband is taking Sinemet and has a peg tube, it is very hard to control the release of the medicine and therefore it's circulation. The medicine is going straight into his stomach....
It may be, but only a movement disorder specialist can tell for certain. You are young enough to get a hoice of medications and other surgical interventions and in the future stem cells. however...
I know it must be terribly worrying, all these unusual symptoms. There are many conditions that cause tremors other than Parkinson's. You do not say how old you are, and how long you have had these...
Sorry, I meant to say Medicare does NOT pay for CoQ10....
gulliver, What the neurologist is trying to say is that in order for your husband's symptoms to improve and remain at a reduced level, he must take the sinemet at the times that the doctor has told...
Parkinson's diease symptoms and severity of symptoms and progession varies from person to person. Age is a factor too. How old is you husband? Also, in the earlier stages such as your hubby, doctors...
Try Magnesium. About 400 mg helped my mother....
Requip helps with restless legs and PD. Back pain - describe quality of pain and if it is constant or at certain times of the day or after certain types of activity, and does anything help relieve it...
JBP, please look into the ketogenic diet. This is proving to help people with epilepsy. Had been around years ago, and has gotten a resurgence in interest and the results have been quite positive,...
If your husband only started having the bp issue after starting Azilect, then it may be that your husband is getting too much meds. He may also have some increased dykinesia which is a sign that he...
If you have a SUDDEN severe blinding pain type headache that is constant and is not going away, you must get to an ER and get a CT SCAN. Headaches are usually not a pimary symptom of PD. Better be...
Hi, waterloo, sorry to hear about your husband's diagnosis. The thing with even idiopathic disease is that with any type of other physical upheaval on the body such as an infection or any metabolic...
Aveline, so sorry to hear about what you are going through. Knee pain is really bad to endure. I have it myself from an accident. My Mum had Pd and also bad knees but doctors advised us against...
Teacher, I just saw your other notes previously where you mention Mom's balance issues and not being able to walk. Please of you have not already, get her a cervical mri, and see if they can actually...
How old is your Mom? If she is elderly, Artane should be used very cautiously due to its side effects. Also depends on her primary symptoms. If she is having primarily lower body symptoms, also make...
also check with ENT specialsit to make sure that her vocal cords are not damaged. My brother had a terrible cough and found out it was because his vocal cords had been damaged after a viral infection....
What your mother has based on what you write is termed Vascular Parkinsonism, which while may have some of the same symptoms as idiopathic PD, has a different source, is not always progressive unless...
It can take a few months before it goes away....
Sure you can try to drink Ensure at 250 calories each, or increase your food intake in general and see if it helps to increase the weight. Just remember esure has 13 g of protein so to take it at...
What is your question? Atomexitine, also known as Straterra is usually used for ADD symptoms. One of its side effects is weight loss. Whether you are taking too much meds depends on what side effects...
If there is anyone out there who can use FREE diapers, and washable underpads for their loved one, who has PD, do please contact me, especially if you are around Central Virginia. I would be so happy...
I hear you all, especially Tesspren. I lost my Mum on June 5 at 5:05pm due to respiratory failure from Pulmonary Edema. She got it becasue they geve her too much fluids despite my protests that she...
Has she had a CT scan of her brain to rule out hydrocephaly? Also, what exact meds is she taking? sometimes too mcuh meds can be just as bad as too little meds....
has she been checked for a UTI, or other typea of infection?...
I took care of my Mum for over 20 years. She had PD. She never had breathing problems until she contracted the flu 7 years ago. the first symptom she had was she was having breathing difficulty. once...
My mum also had a lot of dyskinesia of the head, so I would placea small folded handtowel under each side of the pillow to stop her from rolling over. It helped....
My Mum was petite too. for her, i would place her on aslight sloe using two pillow, tthe bottomone was an extra firm, and the top on was medium which igot at costco. Having her an a slight slope...