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ten days of butyric acid, and no improvement to report, yet… not giving up on it tho. troubling new episodes of “freezing” in conjunction with acute muscle and skeletal pain, which i have not seen anywhere in patient discussions. any suggestions out there? i am on 500 mg modopar w. entecapone and mantadix /day. View
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    David replied to the topic Butyric Acid and Niacin in the forum Parkinson's Disease alternative treatments 1 year, 6 months ago

    I am now taking butyric acid again and  finding it helps me to feel better

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    David replied to the topic Neupro patch in the forum Parkinson's Disease Medications 2 years, 8 months ago

    Hi I was prescribed the patch bit felt terrible after 3 days and removed it. Instantly better, but the core problems remain. Advice anyone?

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    David replied to the topic Butyric Acid and Niacin in the forum Parkinson's Disease alternative treatments 2 years, 8 months ago

    You’re welcome George…  do keep us posted on what you find

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    David replied to the topic Butyric Acid and Niacin in the forum Parkinson's Disease alternative treatments 2 years, 8 months ago

    I tried butyric acid, noticed no effect but this was just me, maybe the dose was wrong .

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    David posted an update 2 years, 10 months ago

    ten days of butyric acid, and no improvement to report, yet… not giving up on it tho. troubling new episodes of “freezing” in conjunction with acute muscle and skeletal pain, which i have not seen anywhere in patient discussions. any suggestions out there? i am on 500 mg modopar w. entecapone and mantadix /day.

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    David replied to the topic What is PD? How can it be a "disease" if there is no pathogen? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 2 years, 11 months ago

    Thank you, John, for the reference to the Laurence et al. article in Neurology Frontiers 10.3389/fneur.2019.00758. I have not read it thoroughly but lo and behold it begins with a discussion of seborrheic psoriasis as a strongly correlated symptom, suggesting fungal linkages. Not only do i suffer from this (I originally attributed it to UV damage…[Read more]

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    David replied to the topic What is PD? How can it be a "disease" if there is no pathogen? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 2 years, 11 months ago

    Thanks Russ… do you mind telling me what form you take it in ie capsule, pill or whatever and who makes it? I’ve ordered some but not sure if it’s the right one…

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    David replied to the topic Parkinon's impact on sleep and dreaming in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 2 years, 11 months ago

    People should try sleeping separately… it may give you less stress and maybe your wife will thank you

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    David replied to the topic What is PD? How can it be a "disease" if there is no pathogen? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 2 years, 11 months ago

    further to my own thread… so alpha-synuclein is a protein that somehow becomes indissoluble and clumps in the brain creating Lewy’s bodies… and it comes from the gut… perhaps, because constipation is an early prequel… Well if all that is true, and I know it’s just theory,for now: some questions to consider…

    1, If this is all a result of…[Read more]

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    David replied to the topic Parkinon's impact on sleep and dreaming in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 2 years, 11 months ago

    Robert, I feel for you… i used to be a pianist, now my right hand is useless. My issue is the cramping I get at night… the PAIN wakes me several times each night. Some weeks are worse than others. I thought I had “fixed it taking an extra dose of L-Dopa at bedtime, but alas…. On Sunday I was ecstatically happy, I had NO symptoms. Then,…[Read more]

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    David replied to the topic What is PD? How can it be a "disease" if there is no pathogen? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 2 years, 11 months ago

    Hi again, I too am sorry for everyone dealing with this. So many have much worse suffering than I, although no doubt it is in some senses all the more devastating for the way it creeps up on you..

     

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    David replied to the topic What is PD? How can it be a "disease" if there is no pathogen? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 2 years, 11 months ago

    Hi Mary-Beth, thanks for sharing your dad’s reactions. I neglected to say among my first responses was to embark on a journey around half the world… impulsive behaviour? Anyway, my theory goes like this. I have two brothers-in-law with PD, one dead already and the other in advanced state. Not related by blood. Although my mother and one of her…[Read more]

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      Mary Beth Skylis replied 2 years, 11 months ago

      Wow! What a terrifying theory. And as someone who grew up about 40 minutes outside of Flint, Michigan, your story hits home. Whatever the cause, I’m sorry you’re dealing with the result. And thank you for sharing your story.

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    David replied to the topic What is PD? How can it be a "disease" if there is no pathogen? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 2 years, 11 months ago

    Thank you Allie, James, Dan and Russ… As I may have mentioned, after my diagnosis last year I was in denial… Now it’s time to get revenge against this “disease”… which I still don’t understand, despite Dan’s etymological explanation. I speak four languages and disease is a signifier in all, with different roots, from maladie to malattia to…[Read more]

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    David replied to the topic Help! PD has got food on my face ! in the forum Living ​With​ ​Parkinson's Disease 2 years, 11 months ago

    Ditto on lettuce ! salad is a casualty… facial muscles to be sure… speech impact etc. I have to focus on every word i utter, just as i need to focus on every step i take… and the napkin is never far away!

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    David replied to the topic The worst advice? in the forum Living ​With​ ​Parkinson's Disease 2 years, 11 months ago

    Hi Allie, we should all be providing feedback positive and negative IMHO as you suggest. I have been on the forum a short time, and haven’t received bad advice that i am aware of, from participants. However on the Parkinsons news site I saw an article about (and advertisement for) a “natural” L-Dopa supplement, which I purchased (two bottles) from…[Read more]

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    David replied to the topic What is PD? How can it be a "disease" if there is no pathogen? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 2 years, 11 months ago

    thank you Russ, it took some time to find a supplier who ships to France… but i should have it in two weeks… how long before you feel the (positive) effects?

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    David replied to the topic What is PD? How can it be a "disease" if there is no pathogen? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 2 years, 11 months ago

    thank you for these suggestions… i will devour them 🙂

     

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    David replied to the topic What is PD? How can it be a "disease" if there is no pathogen? in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 2 years, 11 months ago

    i found this webinar very helpful: from Davis Phinney Foundation

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    David replied to the topic Parkinon's impact on sleep and dreaming in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 2 years, 11 months ago

    Mary-Beth, sorry for your dad…y issue is not sleep as such but muscle cramps and this horrible pain in my foot and leg incorrectly diagnosed as sciatica. Of course I also have a little sciatica but this is not sciatica! Ldopa kills it, and when it wears off it’s back with à vengeance. Other things I have tried include ambien and OxyContin bo…[Read more]

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    David replied to the topic Difficulty getting in and out of a car in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 2 years, 11 months ago

    Hi Mary-Beth no people do not know or want to know… even I did not want to know. For six years my doctors in Canada and Italy had me chasing false diagnoses… meantime my employer got rid of me, and later my ex wife. Total disasters. Had it not been for friends here in France I still wouldn’t know. But my neurologist is a good friend of a g…[Read more]

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