What's Happening To Me...?...One weekend roughly a year ago we walked onto our boat on a Friday evening after a long drive from NJ to...reactions3comments
How to deal with night horrors...My husband constantly kicking and yelling out through the night. Clonazepam doesn't seem to do much...reactions1reply
Quarantine-Style Shopping with Parkinson's...Like many of you, my wife and I do a lot of online shopping. This was and is especially true during this...reactionscomments
Where do I go from here?...I was living a happy life. I was considerably healthy (I’d lost over 170 pounds by walking every day and eating a...reactions3comments
Fight or accept or both?...Finally diagnosed in July 2018. Got severely depressed, suicidal and all that fun stuff. Left an abusive marriage a few months before...reactions3replies
Quotes on Hope, Positivity, Loving Others, and Living with Parkinson’s...The past few months have been both rewarding and difficult. These difficult times have changed all of us, directly or indirectly. For...reactions4comments
The Repo Man Called For You: His Name Was 'Mr Parkinson'...I’m sorry that I missed you. I’m sorry you were late, I’ll catch you when you’re next in view, Or just about...reactions1comment
Restarting My Self-Care During Quarantine...For the last few months, I have thought about all my fellow care partners often. I'm often wondering how caregivers are coping...reactionscomments
Six Tips for Managing Parkinson's "Off Time"...The medications developed to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD) can help manage the symptoms, including tremor or shaking, rigidity, impaired balance, and slowness...reactions45comments
Infographic: Pain Management Treatment and Care...In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of ParkinsonsDisease.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic...reactions2comments
Impulse control...Has anyone encountered someone who was never inappropriate before having Parkinson's disease for 10 years but has become obsessed with sexual thoughts...reactions7replies
FDA Approves App to Personalize Parkinson’s Disease Therapy via Mobile Device...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Abbott’s Patient Controller app on personal Apple smartphone devices. The...reactions1comment
I used to have Parkinson's disease now I don't...cant go into story at the moment But please please Get A Scan it is the only definitive way to Confirm diagnosis.I...reactions16replies
The New Era of Telehealth & Telemedicine Visits: Part 2...To read more about preparing for our telehealth visit with the neurologist, read part one of this article series. The medical office...reactions5comments
Dealing with Tremors: Using Meds, Moves, & Humor to Cope...My guess is that most of you reading this know how fictional character James Bond likes his martini prepared. The phrase, “shaken...reactions21comments
Emotional drain...Hello, I joined today because I feel quite lost and very guilty. My mom was diagnosed with PD 10 years ago. (she...reactions4repliesCaregivers & Care Partners
Any voice treatment or ideas to communicate?...My dad has had Parkinson's for many years. In the last 1-2 years, it's left him unable to walk. Now in the...reactions3replies
Urinary Incontinence in People with Parkinson’s Disease: Part 1...“Incontinence Hotline...Can you please hold?" Lately, I have seen television ads for bladder control medications that are proudly showing some woman roaming...reactions4comments
Call Me Mr. Parkinson: The Naked Truth, Nothing Else...The real, underlying problem Parkinson's folk have is that they comprehend there is no cure for this monstrous, unassailable and undignified infliction...reactions6comments
7 Less Common Misdiagnoses of Parkinson’s Disease...Anyone with Parkinson’s disease can tell you that the road to diagnosis is anything but direct. Too often, it comes down to...reactions2comments
