I haven't been here for a while... haven't written in the journal... i also stopped going to my support group... i think i figured if i just stayed away from PD related things that PD would stay away from me... wrong... so wrong... i actually cut back on my meds myself thinking i knew better than the doctors... wrong... so needless to say i've been a mess for a while...more off than on... and my doc decided to get me off requip and start maripex.. i am having an awful time with it... forgetting my thoughts mid sentence... achy joints... sooo tired.. i feel like i don't know if all this is from the drug or from the disease...
i've also been drinking... i know better.. i know that's not gonna help PD... but it puts me in a place i can forget about it...that started to scare me because one wine would turn into two then soon the bottle was gone... and i was home alone... so now with all my new realizations and some long talks with my doctor i am trying to do the right things... i have been taking my meds the right way thus tired all day and getting nothing done... i am rejoining my support group and i am going to talk to my friends here on this site..
Haven't been able to stop crying the last 4 weeks or so... sometimes there's a reason sometimes just sudden bursts...my doc calls that emotional incontinence... so .. no i am on an anti depressant... yet another pill... i feel like i am a victim to my meds
i hope this anti depressant perks me up and doesn't just add to the tiredness... my doctor said i need to reduce stress... well right now my life is nothing but stress i wish i knew how to reduce it...
i'm trying to do the right things i'm trying to stay positive... but i feel like i'm getting beat.
i've also been drinking... i know better.. i know that's not gonna help PD... but it puts me in a place i can forget about it...that started to scare me because one wine would turn into two then soon the bottle was gone... and i was home alone... so now with all my new realizations and some long talks with my doctor i am trying to do the right things... i have been taking my meds the right way thus tired all day and getting nothing done... i am rejoining my support group and i am going to talk to my friends here on this site..
Haven't been able to stop crying the last 4 weeks or so... sometimes there's a reason sometimes just sudden bursts...my doc calls that emotional incontinence... so .. no i am on an anti depressant... yet another pill... i feel like i am a victim to my meds
i hope this anti depressant perks me up and doesn't just add to the tiredness... my doctor said i need to reduce stress... well right now my life is nothing but stress i wish i knew how to reduce it...
i'm trying to do the right things i'm trying to stay positive... but i feel like i'm getting beat.
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HEY,HEY PAULA,
NOW THAT IS JUST NOT THE WAY TO BE.
PULLING OUT AND DOING IT ALL ON YOUR OWN AND FELL IN A HOLE.
WELL, YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST AND NO MAN OR WOMAN IS AN ISLAND.
I DID THIS,YES BEEN THERE AND DONE IT, GUESS WHAT - I FELL IN A GREAT BIG HOLE.
BELIEVE ME, IT\'S ALL PART OF THE MOUNING PROCESS THE WE MUST GO THROUGH.
RIGHT, FOR A START, LET\'S STOP BEATING OURSELVES UP.
WE FORGIVE OTHERS, WE CAN FORGIVE OURSELVES.
OK, BACK ON TRACK, MEETING PARKINSON\'S CONDITION HEAD ON, THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS IMPOSTOR.
COMPLING WITH YOUR TREATING SPECIALIST\'S INSTRUCTIONS ON MEDS, DOSAGE AND TIMING. JETTISON THE ALCOHOL.
REPEATING MYSELF, MEDICATION IS ESSENTIAL, SO TOO IS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AN \' CAN DO\' SPIRIT AND AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK.
MY DRIVERS FOR THESE ARE, MY SELF BELIEF, MY MENTAL STENGTH AND TOTAL COMITMENT. THAT\'S IT, LET\'S GET GOING NOW. KEEP IN TOUCH.
Hey Paula sorry to hear about your current situation. Ther is light at the end of the tunnel. My cocearn is with mirapex. I was oin it for 3 years and it worked well for me except for the side effects. Sudden onset of sleep durring the dsy, not good while driving. The other and more devious symtoms include impuulse control or cumpulsive behaviors which include gambling, computer use,shopping, and sex. Learn what you can about all of the different meds available for PD symtom ccontrol. My current meds cocktail includes amantadine, selegiline, sinimet. If you feel that you are not happy with mirapex tell your doctor you want to try something else. Good luck and good health Alex