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Symptom or Side Effect?
Just to show how strange our malady is, have you ever compared the symptoms of Parkinson’s with the side effects of the medicines used to treat it? Well, I have. Here are the results:
<h2>Table of Symptoms and Side Effects</h2>
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<tr>
<td width=”210″>Parkinson’s Symptom</td>
<td width=”210″>Medication Side Effect</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=”210″>TirednessSleepiness
Constipation
Weakness
Muscle stiffness
Spasms
Poor muscle control
Dizziness
Blurred or double vision
Insomnia
Numbness or tingling
</td>
<td width=”210″>TirednessSleepiness
Constipation
Weakness
Muscle stiffness
Spasms
Poor muscle control
Dizziness
Blurred or double vision
Insomnia
Numbness or tingling
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
If you think I’m kidding, grab the drug monographs for a few of the popular meds and see for yourself.Remember the old days, before PD and so forth, when we were all much healthier? We got a scratch or a sniffle and went to the doctor. He prescribed Sniffleoxitene. We took it and it made us constipated. So the doctor prescribed Laxatine XL Ultra Blow Out Maximum Strength. We took it and it made us dizzy. So the doctor prescribed AntiTwirlyWhirl. But that made us nauseous. So the doctor prescribed Barfaway. That made us so sleepy that we couldn’t get back to the doctor, so we stayed in bed and slept away our sniffles. How great we thought medical science and pharmacology were in those days.
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