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Sharon Vander Zyl replied to the topic What's your weirdest symptom? in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 1 week, 3 days ago
My husband’s wierdest symptom is sweating on his forearms and trunk at certain temperatures–usually around 50 degrees farenheit. When it happens he has had to change shirts 4-5 times a day. They are drenched when he takes them off.
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Sharon Vander Zyl replied to the topic Do you struggle with hot or cold flashes? in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 5 months ago
My husband who is stage 1-2 struggles with profuse sweating of his trunk, shoulders and inner arms. This usually happens when the temperature is in the 50’s or when he is in a cold air conditioned room. While he is sweating he is chilled and can’t get warm. He often has to change shirts two or three times a day. Does anyone else have thi…[Read more]
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Sharon Vander Zyl replied to the topic Where do you live? in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 5 months, 1 week ago
Arkansas
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Sharon Vander Zyl replied to the topic Do you struggle with sleep disturbances? in the forum Parkinson's Disease Symptoms 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Right now this is my husband’s worst symptoms. Most nights he wakes yelling or striking out at some danger. Of course, this disturbs both of our sleeping. He started taking Mannitol (as seen on this site) and has had relief from the extreme fatigue but the nightmares continue. He has also said that Mannitol makes his stomach feel “funny” lik…[Read more]
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Sharon Vander Zyl replied to the topic Have you tried any devices that help with Parkinson's symptoms? in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 9 months, 1 week ago
I was unable to find the kitchen alchemy Mannitol on Amazon. Does anyone have any experience with another brand?
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Sharon Vander Zyl replied to the topic Do you have theories about why you have Parkinsons? in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 1 year, 8 months ago
My husband was recently diagnosed and he had a very severe case of Lyme Disease back in 2012. We have heard that Lyme can become chronic (though there is great controversy about this) and can “masquerade” as other things like Parkinson’s so we are looking into that. He also flew a spray plane for several years and was exposed to various h…[Read more]
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Sharon Vander Zyl became a registered member 1 year, 8 months ago