I know I need to take this up with my Doctor, but I assume some of the BBI faithful are Doctors and would offer their opinion. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease five years ago. So far I haven't suffered much.
About a month ago I started suffering from light headedness and dizziness. I went through a whole work up and no real problem was found except maybe low blood pressure.
My neurologist suggested getting off one of my Parkinson's meds because it can cause dizziness. He gave me a schedule to taper. A week ago I started suffering from anxiety and sleepless nights. I have gone for walks after midnight to try to relieve the problem. My sleep schedule is messed up with two hour naps during the day. The Doctor suggested going back to the old disease of the med which helped but did not solve the problem. What should my next move be?
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Sudafed can help with sleep - stay on your PD medicine
Good luck
I know he is on a lot of medication but I don't know which to offer any advise specifically about it, but they do dramatically impact his sleeping.
My only advise would be that after having seen what this disease has done to him over the past 12-13 years is that I would recommend taking any medicine that doctors believe would help with controlling the Parkinson's from getting worse even if they may cause some discomfort. The alternative of not keeping it under control is much worse.
I wish you well
No conclusions have been drawn about real medical benefits of marijuana for Parkinson's, and it's very possible there are none, but naturally marijuana helps with anxiety and sleep so it's a logical treatment.
Often 1 month was considered plenty of time, and I didn't understand why I was feeling so lousy until I researched on my own.
In fact i'm halfway through tapering off clonazepam at 6 months in (the worst!). But, a simple antidepressant still took me 3 months.
Dunno if that is relevant, wish you the best!!!
Was it low BP or a drop in your BP. Sorry for all the questions
Was it low BP or a drop in your BP. Sorry for all the questions
I have low BP. The lightheaded condition usually comes from standing up or exertion especially walking up hill or stadning after sitting. Putting my head down usually relieves it. One time it came from going from very dark to very bright light.
No conclusions have been drawn about real medical benefits of marijuana for Parkinson's, and it's very possible there are none, but naturally marijuana helps with anxiety and sleep so it's a logical treatment.
I have trouble believing that something you smoke has medical benefits. It always struck me that medical marijuana was an excuse to get stoned and claim it was for medical reasons. And don't get me started on Doctors who provide the permission cards. I would venture to say they never turn down a paying customer.
Often 1 month was considered plenty of time, and I didn't understand why I was feeling so lousy until I researched on my own.
In fact i'm halfway through tapering off clonazepam at 6 months in (the worst!). But, a simple antidepressant still took me 3 months.
Dunno if that is relevant, wish you the best!!!
Yes I think that is very much what I am experiencing. The good news is that I slept for nine hours last night and feel no anxiety this morning.
www.parkinson.org/patients
https://www.michaeljfox.org
parkinsons.stanford.edu/onlineSGs.html
Sudafed can help with sleep - stay on your PD medicine
Good luck
I looked up sudafed and it shows insomnia as a possible side effect. Thanks for your suggestion on support groups.
Steve, has your friend looked into the medication in clinical trials in New Zealand NTcells?
I know he is on a lot of medication but I don't know which to offer any advise specifically about it, but they do dramatically impact his sleeping.
My only advise would be that after having seen what this disease has done to him over the past 12-13 years is that I would recommend taking any medicine that doctors believe would help with controlling the Parkinson's from getting worse even if they may cause some discomfort. The alternative of not keeping it under control is much worse.
I wish you well
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parkinsons.stanford.edu/onlineSGs.html
Sudafed can help with sleep - stay on your PD medicine
Good luck
I looked up sudafed and it shows insomnia as a possible side effect. Thanks for your suggestion on support groups.
I think he might have meant Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and not Sudafed. For most people, Sudafed has a stimulating effect. (They do make meth out of it, after all.)