Barbara Ernest

Barbara Ernest replied to the topic Entacapone in the forum Living With Parkinson's Disease 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tried it with no noticeable benefit.

I have more off days than off periods in a day.

My main side effects of my is blood pressure variations.

Barbara Ernest replied to the topic Dopatropic in the forum Parkinson's Disease Medications 8 months ago

Thanks for the reply. My daughter in law who I mentioned is a neurologist recommended not taking after 4pm as it might cause sleep issues. I take a combination of regular carbidopa-levadopa and the ER version 3 times a day plus two ER at bedtime. I recently read about the study recommending not taking my PD meds at meal time. So i take the…[Read more]

Barbara Ernest started the topic Dopatropic in the forum Parkinson's Disease Medications 8 months ago

My daughter in law is a neurologist and suggested I try Dopatropic as an over the counter supplement for my PD. It was recommended by another neurologist colleague of hers. Has anyone tried it. I am taking it twice daily with my morning and noon meds. Because of Covid 19, I have not seen my regular neurologist to discuss its use.

Barbara Ernest replied to the topic Are blood pressure drops an early sign of Parkinson's disease? in the forum Flash Briefings and Podcasts 8 months ago

I have systolic hypertension, after taking my PD meds in the morning I occasionally experience such a severe drop in blood pressure I cannot keep awake and need to lie down. It takes time for my blood pressure to return to “normal”. The drop in BP makes it difficult to walk and maintain balance which is a problem anyway. I have PD since the mid…[Read more]