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Hawk replied to the topic Is there anything you wish you'd known as a new PD patient? in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 6 months, 1 week ago
Lee, I understand what you’re saying about the meds. My doctor gave me a prescription the first time she diagnosed me. I didn’t take it for a year and a half. I didn’t because of concerns about side effects, but now I also realize people’s courses of the disease are so different that there is no reason to assume that everybody needs the same th…[Read more]
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Hawk replied to the topic Collagen supplements in the forum Parkinson's Disease alternative treatments 6 months, 1 week ago
Hi! Interesting question. I just started taking collagen powdered in orange juice every morning because my hair has been thinning a bit. I don’t think that’s related to the PD although maybe it is. A friend suggested the collagen to me, and I asked my hairstylist and he seem to think it could be helpful. It sounds like a pretty benign thing…[Read more]
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Hawk replied to the topic How do you handle stress? in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Has he tried medical marijuana? I recently got a medical marijuana card, and I’ve tried it a few times. It calms the nervous system and I didn’t think about my PD or symptoms. There are more “delivery systems” available with medical marijuana, such as tinctures, patches, etc. in addition to all the standards. I tried seltzer water with 5mg can…[Read more]
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