How Am I Doing?
It’s been five days since the medical staff at Mount Sinai turned on the current in my DBS system. In general, the time since then has been OK. For the […]
It’s been five days since the medical staff at Mount Sinai turned on the current in my DBS system. In general, the time since then has been OK. For the […]
******** Here’s my updated medications list. Morning, when I wake up: Carbidopa/Levodopa 25-100: 2.5 tabs Clonazepam 1 mg: 1 tab Clonazepam 0.5 mg: 1 tab Metoprolol 25 mg: 1 tab
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******** I seem to have entered a new, debilitating phase of Parkinson’s disease. Until this week, I had what now seems like mild issues with walking, primarily festinating gait and
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********** Here are all the medications I’m on. Morning, when I wake up: Carbidopa/Levodopa 25-100: 2.5 tabs Clonazepam 1 mg: 1 tab Clonazepam 0.5 mg: 1 tab Metoprolol 25 mg:
What meds am I on now? Here’s the low down. Morning, when I wake up: Carbidopa/Levodopa 25-100: 2 tabs Clonazepam 1 mg: 1 tab Clonazepam 0.5 mg: 1 tab Metoprolol
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Below I list my daily dosages of all my drugs. Please note that the times I’ve listed are for Mondays through Fridays, when I wake up at 4:00 a.m. to
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I visited my neurologist last week. As usual, she’s delighted that I’m doing so well, and she adjusted my meds as follows. As before, I’ve included medications prescribed by my
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Compulsive gambling. Persistent out-of-control shopping sprees. Hypersexuality. Chronic binge eating. These conditions, known as Impulse Control Disorders (ICD), occur for many Parkies, and it’s mostly based on what medicines they’re
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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
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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
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