Thank for sharing I am a new parkinson patient. I take half tablet three times a day. It improves slowly and make minimal effect. It does not like those youtubers said the improvement is great after taking levedopa. I tried not taking pill for several days and the syptoms were not worsing.
I started with 1/2 tablet 3 times daily, then 1 tablet 3 times daily and am now using 1 tablet 4 times daily. I really don't want to go any more so I am biding my time to see what happens when I'm through a stressful time I'm currently experiencing. I hope you find what works for you.
I've. been on Carbidopa/Levodopa for 7 years. I take 3 25/100 tabs 5 times a day and it's not doing much good. I started in 2017 and slowly increased to where I'm at now. My gate is way off and my legs are getting very stiff and weak. I don't know where to go from here. Its horrible. I was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. I'm 100% VA disabled. I'm losing all hope as 10s of billions of dollars have been given to research and they have nothing new.
I hear ya, Barry. I'm just beginning this journey and am finding the adapting and acceptance of the situation difficult at times. I'm living more with tremors and emotional upheavals than I am with balance and gait issues at this point, but who knows what tomorrow will bring. I find that having understanding people to talk to is helpful as I work toward contending with these changes in my life. There's online groups if there's none in your area. I also find it helpful to remind myself that some of the depression and apathy I feel at times is the result of both the disease and the medication and that, for me, things are not as devastating as I feel at times. Accepting that a cure is simply not available is difficult for sure. I wish you well and will keep you in my thoughts.
Great question. Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease. Movement is normally controlled by dopamine, a chemical that carries signals between the nerves in the brain. When cells that normally produce dopamine die, the symptoms of Parkinson’s appear. See more at www.parkinson.ca/
❤ thanks for the information!
You're very welcome.
Thank for sharing
I am a new parkinson patient. I take half tablet three times a day. It improves slowly and make minimal effect. It does not like those youtubers said the improvement is great after taking levedopa. I tried not taking pill for several days and the syptoms were not worsing.
I started with 1/2 tablet 3 times daily, then 1 tablet 3 times daily and am now using 1 tablet 4 times daily. I really don't want to go any more so I am biding my time to see what happens when I'm through a stressful time I'm currently experiencing. I hope you find what works for you.
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I've. been on Carbidopa/Levodopa for 7 years. I take 3 25/100 tabs 5 times a day and it's not doing much good. I started in 2017 and slowly increased to where I'm at now. My gate is way off and my legs are getting very stiff and weak. I don't know where to go from here. Its horrible. I was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. I'm 100% VA disabled. I'm losing all hope as 10s of billions of dollars have been given to research and they have nothing new.
I hear ya, Barry. I'm just beginning this journey and am finding the adapting and acceptance of the situation difficult at times. I'm living more with tremors and emotional upheavals than I am with balance and gait issues at this point, but who knows what tomorrow will bring. I find that having understanding people to talk to is helpful as I work toward contending with these changes in my life.
There's online groups if there's none in your area. I also find it helpful to remind myself that some of the depression and apathy I feel at times is the result of both the disease and the medication and that, for me, things are not as devastating as I feel at times. Accepting that a cure is simply not available is difficult for sure.
I wish you well and will keep you in my thoughts.
Does Parkinson start in the brain? I'm not at all educated with this disease.
Great question. Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease. Movement is normally controlled by dopamine, a chemical that carries signals between the nerves in the brain. When cells that normally produce dopamine die, the symptoms of Parkinson’s appear. See more at www.parkinson.ca/