Parkinson’s Anxiety/Mood swings ...I was diagnosed with PD 9 years ago and recently have been experiencing more anxiety and mood swings. Has anyone had any luck with a particular medication for this and/or...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingDepressionMental Health
Important Parkinson's tips that are often overlooked ...There are a million little details involved in managing your Parkinson's issues, but I have found four that are very important and often overlooked. Parkinson’s tips: Some little things your...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTips & Advice
Looking for insight on DBS...I have been diagnosed with Young onset Parkinson’s March this year. I am having severe side effects from the Levodopa. It gives me severe Dyskinesia to the point where I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Outing Myself with YOPD...It began in 2010, a feeling of fatigue that felt inordinate to activity. A negative test for Lyme disease and an internist’s assurance that a mother of 4 would, of...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Am I Losing my Mind?...I am 68 years old and was diagnosed with Parkinson's last October. It took months to get into a neurologist, the first one diagnosed my with ataxia, which I was...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2015...Hi my name is Joan, I am an 83 year old woman living in a lovely little market town called Thornbury, South Glos. I have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
quest research...I have been contacted by a research group to do a study There is a prescreening if all goes okay I would stay there for 10 days. has anyone done...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Tech Related issues...Does anybody have any tech-related issues when it comes to dealing with Parkinson's and the associated tremors? Texting, typing, taking photos, etc. Thanks!...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAssistive Devices
Portuguese company has a new drug to delay Parkinson...https://www.portugalresident.com/portuguese-company-hopes-to-licence-drug-that-prevents-parkinsons-progression/ A company based in Covilhã is in the process of finalising pre-clinical tests on an enzyme responsible for producing oxidative stress that can be shaped to levels that prevent...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
The Battle of PD Is Difficult...I was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease (YOPD) at 42 years old, but I think I had YOPD during my teenage years because at that time my voice become lower...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Why I Use MyChart and Telemedicine...When I was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in August of 2020, the pandemic had just started, and although MyChart was available through most doctors and hospitals, it was not...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Need advice:...I have been dating a guy for only three months We are close and care for each other but he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s I am very confused and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping
Recurrent thoughts...I’m curious if anything like this has come up for you? My background is eight years of Parkinson’s disease, which has been relatively mild. Most people are not even aware...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCognitive IssuesCoping
Neck Pain...Hi all. My husband (PD) has a hospital bed. He sleeps slightly reclined. He wakes up in the morning and he has a stiff neck and needs Advil every morning...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Sexual side effects from PD Medications...I am new to this forum and this is my first and very difficult post to write. My husband and I have been married for 31 years and he was...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwarenessSide EffectsCoping
Parkinsons...Hello I’m new here I have not been diagnosed and I do have appointment with neurologist. I get bad tremors in my left hand and very painful cramps in my...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSymptoms
Calfs and feet...Does anybody suffer with their calves and feet ?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Does anyone experience akathisia due Parkinsons?...I was diagnosed last year with akathisia (diagnosed with PD in 2015, but had it since 2012. Other than fatigue, this has been the worst and most prominent of my...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Dad Has No Balance...So my dad has parkinsons. He has slight tremors and a bit of demtia. He took a fall and all of sudden has no balance and is no longer able...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Intimacy...I do not have Parkinson's but my husband does and I cannot find any answers to his problem. He can get and maintain an erection but gets very frustrated that...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCaregivers & Care Partners
