Parkinson's Disease Support Group
Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder often characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement, and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement. The primary symptoms of Parkinsons are due to excessive muscle contraction, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the...
Saw Dr. Jung this morning, and he thinks I am doing wonderfully (I thought so too). He says come back in 6 months, stay on the same dose of Benzotropin, and then we may try weaning me off to see what happens. Very thorough physical test, very good dialogue.
He is such a compassionate, caring guy (strange in a neuro, but my neurosurgeon who Dr. Jung trained with is the same way).
He did say Biotene was the best thing for the dry mouth, which all of you told me early on.
Happy dance (with my cane to keep from tipping)
He is such a compassionate, caring guy (strange in a neuro, but my neurosurgeon who Dr. Jung trained with is the same way).
He did say Biotene was the best thing for the dry mouth, which all of you told me early on.
Happy dance (with my cane to keep from tipping)
Heaving a good Dr you can trust and like , it's important. Hope you continue to do well.
So happy for you, and he must think your doing good if he doesn't want to see you for 6 months. !!
Congrats on a good report !
We both have increased energy, increased clarity, and there is a huge difference in the way our nailbeds are growing out and changing color.
I would not advise doing it without your dr's okay -- and it probably would have different results for each of us. I just know the one morning I caved at our Sunday Breakfast group and had potatoes, I was quite ill and exhausted for 2 days. Just an experiential FYI, not medical advice. (Although my neuro thinks its great.)