Andy C

I have just bought a treadmill and I do 30 mins morning and afternoon albeit on the lowest program which I will do for 14 days and then move up a level. I use it 6 days a week. And I do feel better for it for about 2-3 hrs and the my midday meds kick in and I am like a complete cripple until I have taken my 2pm and 4pm meds all med times contain…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>Being active enough to participate in all the festive fun activities and the anxiety of the nasty symptoms occurring is frequent bathroom breaks, dribbling and constant runny nose, and  speech problems  mainly.</p>
 

I have the pleasure of low pressure high frquenxy of roughly every 2 or so hours. Tried many medications but alas nothing really worked. Now i am on low fluid diet of total intake of fluids including from foods like fruit and veg of 1.5 liters and nothimg after my mouthful with evening meds at 8pm but still getting up every 2 hours at night and…[Read more]

Mark i feel the same in mexico. Apply to so many in usa even offering to pay my own way and never get a reply – Andy (australian) living in Mexico City since 2017 (diagnosed same year aged 48 and now retired on disability at stage 4).
Keep trying you never know with medical research it can happen anywhere.
Good luck and take care Andy

I my name is Andy Crow,52, Australian living in Mexico City for last 4 yr and planning to retire here.

G’day Scott and all the other Parkinson’s Warriors in this string

I have been using Neupro 8 mg patches for about 6 months and i shower sometimes multiple times a day, have swum in swimming pools and in the surf and been tropical/humid environments and dry/cold environments. To avoid the risk of the patch coming off, not likely in the shower…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Hi guy i have been on 8mg patches for 4  month and 4 levodopa/carbidopa 250mg/25mg and 5mg of clonazepam a day and yep all have diverse side effects but if i miss any part the day can go bad very quickly especially if I forget or run out of patch i know it will be a difficult day.  We are now looking at either more a…[Read more]