Duopa – The Next Stage?
I’ve blogged quite a few times about the pros and cons of being on Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa). Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! My prose about the pros is that when […]
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Medications
PD Drugs “On” vs. PD Drugs “Off”
On three occasions recently I had to go for long, seemingly interminable stretches of time without taking my PD drugs. It’s shocking how quickly I became miserable and lame. In two
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“The New Yorker” Updates My Drug Regimen
They must have seen my recent post. How helpful! (November 23, 2015, New Yorker)
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Lounging at the Waldorf: Parkinson’s Research Update
I was fortunate to attend a Parkinson’s research roundtable at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan this weekend, sponsored by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Here are
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What’s Wrong With This Picture?
If you need to carry around in your purse or backpack the pills you must take over the course of a day, beware of products like this. I bought this
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Lewy Body Update
I may have jumped to conclusions too quickly yesterday when I criticized Robin Williams’ wife’s statements about his suicide. Part of the problem was that the tabloid newspapers I took
Another Medication Update
My meds have changed slightly. Last week I visited my neurologist, who increased my Sinemet dosage to 4 pills a day instead of 3. Everything else is the same. I
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Guide to Parkinson’s Symptoms
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research just published this Guide to Parkinson’s Symptoms. It covers the major motor symptoms (e.g., postural instability and tiny, illegible handwriting) as well as
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What? Another Sonnet Already?
Walking Uptown Minus Your Next Dose of Sinemet Your legs give out…and then Manhattan grows. The blocks get longer…stretch ahead unbroken… You limp and know that all the city knows
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When the Doctor Gets/Doesn’t Get PD
Here are two fascinating articles (bingo! bingo!) about Dr. Maria De Leon, a movement disorder specialist (i.e., a neurologist who specializes in diseases like Parkinson’s) who about ten years ago
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