I visited my neurologist yesterday. In general, she’s pleased as punch that the disease is not progressing, and she adjusted my meds as follows. As before, I’ve included medications prescribed […]
New Year? New Drug Regimen! Read More »
Here’s my latest drug regimen, which my neurologist updated to increase the Clonazepam and Nortriptyline, which should tamp down the anxiety that was ruthlessly ruling (rudely ruining? routinely uprooting?) my
Drug Regimen Updated Again! Read More »
As I have written before, Parkies are at high risk for anxiety disorder. This is not merely because we’re reacting in fear to our diagnosis, but because PD changes the chemical
Parkinson’s Disease Anxiety: 5 Ways Out of This Labyrinth Read More »
Here’s my latest drug regimen, which has been updated to include a blood pressure pill and additional Clonazepam in the morning, to fight the anxiety that was ruling (ruining? rudely,
My Updated Drug Regimen Read More »
Note: This post generated a lot of discussion on various Facebook pages. The bottom line for many people was that you need to speak up for yourself and your Parkinson’s
Anxiety at the Hospital – One Experience Read More »
A few weeks ago I wrote about the intense hunger I feel multiple times during the day, and about my need to balance eating when I’m hungry with making sure my
The Sinemet Hunger Game – Round 2 Read More »
I saw my neurologist yesterday and showed her my recent “Sinemet Hunger Game” post. She laughed at the title, said I ate healthy foods, then went about calibrating a new
Update: Bruce’s Drug Regimen Read More »
Lately my body’s been waging a war within itself. The two opponents are (1) the need to take another tablet of Sinemet (carbidopa-levodopa) because the effects are wearing off, and
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As I recently blogged, I’m going to read and respond to books and articles about Parkinson’s disease via a reader response format that we use with students at my school,
During a recent visit with my neurologist, she increased my dose of Sinemet by adding another pill per day. Here’s how everything stands now. (I hope I’m recording the dosage amounts from the
Yetta Nother Meds Update Read More »