Mucuna Pruriens Supplements......Has anybody had any luck using Mucuna Pruriens to cope with PD? As I understand it doctors do not recommend their use but what are suffers supposed to do when...reactions8repliesCoping
I can't stop feeling sorry for myself and guilty of the burden for my family...I was diagnosed with Early Onset PD at 45 (5 days after my birthday actually) I was OK at first, even when, 5 months later I was diagnosed with breast...reactions4repliesYoung Onset (YOPD)Tips & AdviceDepression
On carbo levadopa 14 months...Hello, I was diagnosed with parkinsons about 15 months ago..I am taking levadopa 25/100 every 4 hours, but it seems to wear off in about just under e hours..I have...reactions2replies
Rasagiline and Fatigue: A Follow Up...In a previously published article, Posy tried to find out if anyone else thought that perhaps Rasagiline was making them tired. Posy was taking 1 tablet a day first thing...reactions16comments
Parkinson's and Toxic Exposure (Burn Pits) - Military Veteran...I'm a 53 year old male who was diagnosed with Parkinson's at age 47. I noticed a tremor in my left hand one day and shrugged it off for a...reactionsreplies
Terrible fear of developing dementia ...I was finally diagnosed last year. There seem to be so many aspects of PD. I am very afraid of losing my cognitive abilities. I had some testing done a...reactions3repliesCognitive Issues
Symptoms of PD...Hi, I'm new here. I am 67, diagnosed 2 years ago. Right now I have trembling in my hands and taking L/C which has been working. I'm mostly wondering about...reactions15repliesAwarenessCopingApathy
Dealing with unknown ...I am 61 years old and was diagnosed 4 years ago after a number of years refusing exam. My symptoms are primarily tremor related as of now. I’m really having...reactions2repliesCopingAcceptanceApathy
Wanna Give Parkinson’s the Middle Finger? Celebrate Your Life NOW with a “Selfabration!” (Part 3)...This story is the last installment of a member-submitted 3-part series. Part 1 of Jackie's story can be found here and Part 2 can be found here. The person or...reactionscomments
Wanna Give Parkinson’s the Middle Finger? Celebrate Your Life NOW with a “Selfabration!” (Part 2)...This story is the second installment of a member-submitted 3-part series. Part 1 of Jackie's story can be found here. First recommendation: ENLIST HELP!! This is supposed to be fun...reactions5comments
Desulfovibrio bacteria as a cause of PD ...This is a breakthrough but how to you kill this bacteria? To me this is our assignment... https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/brain/researchers-discover-potential-cause-parkinsons-disease#:~:text=The%20findings%20indicate%20that%20specific,strains%20that%20cause%20Parkinson's%20disease....reactions1replyResearch & Clinical TrialsTreatment
Wanna Give Parkinson’s the Middle Finger? Celebrate Your Life NOW with a “Selfabration!” (Part 1)...This story is the first installment in a 3-part series. Stay tuned for Parts 2 and 3. In early January 2022, I had been feeling very depressed at having reached...reactionscomments
Parkinson’s Pause...When I was first diagnosed, I totally threw myself into all things Parkinson's related. A zoom support group, an online support group, reading Every Victory Counts (practically in one sitting)...reactions1comment
Ughh...Posting on behalf of one of our members: I wrote a rather long story about being taken off my anti-anxíety medication at the worst possible time in my life. How...reactionsreplies
Getting the most out of an appointment with a Movement Disorder Specialist...Hi everyone. My PWP, my elderly father, lives in Ontario, Canada and we have finally secured an appointment with the Movement Disorder Clinic in Toronto. He is 92 years old...reactions4repliesTreatmentHealthcare Team
Misdiagnosed????...So my dad has had parkinsons for 18 years. We have slight suspicion that he may have been misdiagnosed. His only real symptom for 16 of the 18 years was...reactions3replies
Frustrating Fluctuations in (dis)Ability...If I had a nickel for every time I heard the words, "You have Parkinson’s disease? But you look fine/normal/human." (Choose your preferred term.) Well then, I would be able...reactions6comments
Early symptomd...I have been referred to a neurologist Wuite a few symptoms. Yesterday I was kneeling down and had terrible trouble getting up I’m 68 . Is that usual?...reactions1replyAwareness
parkanisom...So my neurologist says that him saying that I have Paranisom and I have an abnormal Datscan that Parkanisom encompasses Parkinsons disease is that true...reactions5replies
