Updated Medication List
******** 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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Medications
Introducing Levodopa Inhalation Powder (Inbrija)
********** ********** If you have Parkinson’s and are taking carbidopa-levodopa in a pill form, you may find that after a few years you experience “off” periods where the drug doesn’t
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Insomnia and Parkinson’s Disease
Insomnia and Parkinson’s Disease ******** According to a research review published in 2020 (“Practical Evaluation and Management of Insomnia in Parkinson’s Disease: A Review”), “there is little evidence supporting pharmacotherapy
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How I am (Not) Doing…
******** 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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My Current Meds
********** 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:
Palliative Care vs. Hospice: What’s the Difference?
********** Palliative Care vs. Hospice: What’s the Difference? I recently attended an online seminar for people with Parkinson’s disease, which discussed the differences between palliative care and hospice. In many
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Parkinson’s 101
********** Parkinson’s 101 Here’s a medical research article that supplies a comprehensive overview of Parkinson’s disease in easy-to-understand language. It also includes outside-the-norm information, such as the following possibilities for
Guest Post: 5 Studies that Show Hope for CBD Treating Parkinson’s
by John Alois These days most people have heard something or other about the potential of CBD to treat symptoms associated with various conditions. With the explosion of peer-reviewed research
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Let’s Talk About Clinical Research and Drug Trials!
Have you volunteered for Parkinson’s research projects, including drug trials? I’ve done this many times, starting shortly after I was diagnosed and continuing up to the present. It’s a win-win
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New School Year? New Drug Regimen!
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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