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Judy Cimala replied to the topic Do you struggle with sleep disturbances? in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 4 months ago
My husband was diagnosed with REM sleep disorder 15 years ago. He was put on 1 mg of Klonopin. It has worked for all these years. He doesn’t have the violent dreams and sleeps well. He was diagnosed with PD 1 1/2 years ago.
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Judy Cimala replied to the topic Do you like to box? in the forum Parkinson's Disease and exercise 5 months, 2 weeks ago
My husband wants to start the boxing but we do not have any such program near us. Are there programs on u tube?
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Judy Cimala replied to the topic Clonazapan in the forum Parkinson's Disease Medications 7 months, 1 week ago
Years ago my husband started acting out his dreams usually violently. He had a sleep test and they found out he had REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. The doctor put him on Clonazapan. He has been on it for years. He takes a 1mg every night at bedtime. It has been a great drug for him. He is never groggy or tired the next day. The doctor back then…[Read more]
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Judy Cimala replied to the topic Are you someone who likes to research Parkinson’s disease? Or do you take it day by day? in the forum Living With Parkinson's Disease 8 months, 2 weeks ago
My husband was diagnosed a year ago. He doesn’t research anything about it. I do every day. I want to be informed any way I can. There is a lot of encouraging articles about people that are fighting it and making each day count. That encourages me. The articles about people having such difficult times are hard to read. Sometimes I have to back o…[Read more]
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Judy Cimala replied to the topic Have you had to adjust your Levodopa dosage? in the forum Parkinson's Disease Medications 9 months ago
My husband just had another adjustment to his C/L. He takes his meds four times a day. 6 am. , 10 am. , 2pm. , and 6pm. His dosage is the same amount each time. It consists of both regular and extended release C/L. He still has a problem getting going after the 6am. dose. Usually feeling better by 9 am.
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Judy Cimala replied to the topic How do you manage your Parkinson's at work? in the forum Living With Parkinson's Disease 10 months, 1 week ago
My husband is still working. He is 71 and is thinking about retiring at the end of the year. PD doesn’t interfere with his work at this time. But being 71 and having this makes it harder. He wants to do some other type work after he retires that is not so demanding. With PD you don’t know how things will be in a given amount of time.
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Judy Cimala replied to the topic Are you able to sleep through the night? in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 10 months, 1 week ago
My husband started having dreams that he acted out 10 or more years ago. He did a sleep study and was diagnosed with REM sleep disorder. The doctor put him on Klonopin 1mg before bedtime. He has been on it all theses years. He has done so well on this. Sleeps well. The klonopin doesn’t make him feel drowsy in the morning. He is up and ready to go…[Read more]
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Judy Cimala replied to the topic Care Partners/Givers Interested in Support Group in the forum A Forum for Parkinson's Disease Caregivers 1 year ago
Yes. Feel free to direct message me.
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Judy Cimala replied to the topic Care Partners/Givers Interested in Support Group in the forum A Forum for Parkinson's Disease Caregivers 1 year ago
My husband was diagnosed with PD last October. He had symptoms about six months before, but we didn’t pursue it. He has the REM Sleep behavior disorder for years which we knew thatPD was probably in his future. He is doing quite well on his medication now and is still working. As with PD we don’t know what the future holds. By the way, for tho…[Read more]
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Judy Cimala replied to the topic Medications in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 1 year, 1 month ago
My husband was diagnosed with PD last November. He was started C/L. It immediately improved his symptoms. He still continued to have resting tremors in his hands. He also has active tremors. He has twitching or flinching in his arms ever so often. The doctor increased his C/L but it hasn’t improved the tremors much. Has anyone been treated with s…[Read more]
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