Hi Lizzy, I had only noticed slight swallowing issues, once in a while. Nothing serious. Just didn't used to happen. My specialist thought I should taken either at this stage. Because some people...
Forgot to add, that I have, over the past year, experienced swallowing issues. Sometimes I need more water to make extra effort to wash vitamins or some food down my throat. Like they get stuck in...
Now, in addition to 1.0 mg Azilect per day, I've begun 100/25 Levodopa/Carbidop 3 times daily. In a few days, I'll be at full dose of this lite dose of Levodopa. Why? I've been managing a tremoring...
Bear, By fighting PD, I mean that I fight to control my tremors, which I can mostly do. Left arm is tougher as it's been present the longest and has advanced in tremors the most. Fighting also means...
Dan, I take 1mg Azilect each morning. It helps with rigidity. Helped my thinking too, or my focus, I remember noticing. I still control tremors in my left arm, right index finger, and my jaw,...
Lizzy, A question. Do you drink coffee? If so, did you adjust how much you drink at any point? I find tremors to be a little more easily manageable when off of caffeine. But I've returned to a cup or...
Lizzy, Thanks. I appreciate you taking the time to write. I agree with everything you wrote. Keeping fit is something I do. I jog several times a week, bike or walk 2.5 miles to work, lift weights a...
I got diagnosed with PD in August 2010. I had, originally, asked my family doctor about my twitching finger in summer 2008. Finally in October 2009, my wife, with me, explained my symptons which now...
I'm 43 I began losing my sense of smell around 2000 when I was 33. 2006 or 2007 - noticed left hand index finger tapping. 2007-2008 - noticed my focus was lessoning. Remember mentioning it to a...