Parkinson’s Disease Community

This patient support community is for discussions relating to Parkinson’s disease, anger, anxiety, depression, balance, facial stiffness, genetics, handwriting difficulties, speech movement difficulties, nutrition and diet, rigidity (stiffness), sexuality, swallowing difficulties, tremors (shaking), walk (shuffling), and work issues.

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My spouce has Parkinsons and im looking for a pen pal

debgspz

Hi, my name is Debbie and my husband has Parkinsons Disease. He is only 55, I am 52. Im looking for a pen pal to share my worries with. I...

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habit learning with Parkinson's disease?

miserywants

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11970808 is someone's habit learning ability affected by parkinson's disease? I think the comment ...

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Parkinson

Shlbuddy

Is Parkinson curable? Is. Parkinson. Syndrome. Curable

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Can my son have Parkinson’s

Truckerswife2013

My son is 8 and he has essential tremors the tremors act out more when his arms are resting. It also acts out when he is really scared or...

Breathing Problems associated with Parkinson's Disease

petemichigan

I have seen a number of postings on this forum regarding the difficulty breathing experienced by individuals afflicted with Parkinson's d...

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Could Essential Tremor develpe into Parkinson?

torticolis

I have had essential tremors in both hands for over thirty years, but lately my tremors are in a resting posture. The movement is in my ...

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Does anyone have any experience with pediatric fahrs syndrome?

Mom_King

My daughter was just diagnosed with Fahrs syndrome and she is 15. She has no symptoms, but in our area there isn't anyone her age diagnosed.

Wife with Anxiety and Depression Overwhelmed

Keepmylifesimple

I suffer from anxiety and depression. My husband has Parkinson's. How can I handle his choices of driving or doing dangerous work? I can'...

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My father has Parkinson's for 7 years now. Is it safe to get Flu vaccine?

rihambk

Hello All! I like to know if it is safe for a Parkinson's patient to take the Flu vaccine or not. Thank you in advance :)

Why am I losing alot of weight with having parkinson's

chrismf

I've had Parkinson's for almost 20 years. I am 64 years old. All of a sudden I started to lose weight rapidly. In the past year I've lo...

Why am I losing alot of weight with having parkinson's

chrismf

I've had Parkinson's for almost 20 years. I am 64 years old. All of a sudden I started to lose weight rapidly. In the past year I've lo...

How does a doctor diagnose Parkinson's

Pam58392

I am a 51 yr. old female. I went to a neurologist because I had been having a loss of coordination on the left for approx. 6 months and a...

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Using Prednisone to treat Parkinson's

Yuyak

I am interested in Parkinson's research on the use of Prednisone to treat symptoms. My husband has had Parkinson's for about 10 years and...

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Does this sound like parkinson symptoms??

Johnadams2017

am a 25 yr old African American male with no known family history of parkinson's I watched a tv show last Monday about a young person ar...

What to expect with Parkinsons Disease

Tklein9495

My husband is 78 y.o. and is having mouth twitching, tremors on the left side of his body, and heaviness in his legs. His primary think...

Debilitating Shortness of Breath in Parkinson's

JosieDi

I am a 70 year old female who has had Parkinson's disease for 12 years. It has been managed well for the most part. Recently I have be...

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going on a cruise & thinking of an anti nausea patch.

fizzup

Has anyone used a patch? The only med I take is pramipexole.

Saying hi - newly diagnosed

sherimom

I was diagnosed this week with early Parkinson's by a neurologist following MRI's with and without contrast, along with evoked potential...

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Dizziness of my father who has Parkinsons now for about 5 years

Rhamone1975

hey Everyone. Im writing for my father who has had parkinsons now for about 5 years. The question I have is about Dizziness. He g...

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Alternative or Complementary medicine in Acute Long-Term Care Hospitals

Christine1107

My Mother-in-Law has Acute Flaccid Paralysis due to West Nile Virus Infection. I have read that this condition is similar to Parkinson's ...

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