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Understanding tension vs rigidity, dystonia

Recently diagnosed with pd. I’m 77 yrs old. My main symptoms are tremors in hands & involuntary tension in arms. I can relax when concentrating on it. When I relax...

Dentist visit and strange reaction to pain blockers

I made a scheduled trip to the dentist to have an old filing replaced. They used a nerve pain blocker on my upper jaw and things were going well. I...

Tremor

Has anyone had any success in reducing tremor?...

Dribbling/Drooling

Helping to controlling Dribbling/Drooling, would be grateful for any tips to control this sometimes embarrassing habit. Keith B...

A complete list of symptoms?

Hey, I just flew into Boston and boy are my arms tired. Can this be a result of Parkinson’s? I never had this problem before. Like so many other issues...

back spasms

Does anyone else experience back spasms? Mine arrive without warning and leave the same way. They have called it a trigger point (mine are mid back and run along the...

Comorbidities

Just wondering if anybody else has another diagnosis that exacerbates your Parkinson's, and how you deal with it. About a year ago, what I thought was worsening PD symptoms actually...

First Parkinson's and now Lewy Body Dementia

My mother was diagnosed 3.5 years ago with Parkinson's, which has been managed pretty well. Balance is really the main issue. However, 2.5 months ago she had a massive change...

Flying with Orthostatic Hypotension for Parkinson's patients

My father is 78 years old and suffering from Parkinson's disease since 5 years now. He tested positive for Covid last year and since then his Parkinson's has significantly deteriorated...

Stalevo

I was having strong dyskinesia almost non stop. My Dr. switched me to Stalevo which is suppose to contain the same meds I was taking just less pills. I am...

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