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Dick Boynton replied to the topic What are all of your symptoms that are PD related. Please list them. in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Toni,
I tried Amantadine but it made me sleepy. I fell asleep twice while my Tesla was driving at 80 mph on the highway !!. My wife was sitting next to me in the passenger seat and woke me up. I have stopped taking this drug and now have been using a cannabis gummy. This helps but makes me a little spacey, so I only take this when I am home…[Read more]
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Dick Boynton replied to the topic What do you think is at the root of your Parkinson's diagnosis? in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I used Roundup for many years to kill my poison ivy and bamboo. Five years ago I got Lymphoma. Luckily I survived this. Then last year I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
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Dick Boynton replied to the topic What are all of your symptoms that are PD related. Please list them. in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Katherine,
I just finished writing to Toni about my akathisia and then I saw your response. As I wrote Toni, I have an urge to move all the time. It’s particularly bad when I get in bed and try to sleep or when I watch TV while lying in my recliner. I tap my feet together violently. I can stop if I think about it, but it starts the moment…[Read more]
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Dick Boynton replied to the topic What are all of your symptoms that are PD related. Please list them. in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Tony,
You mentioned <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>akathisia</span>. I had never heard that word, but when I looked it up, it described my condition. I have an urge to move all the time. It’s particularly bad when I get in bed and try to sleep or when I watch TV while lying in my recliner. I tap my feet together violently. I can…[Read more]
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