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Parkinsons disease medication
My grandmother is 69 years old and was diagnosed with parkinsonism in august 2004.She started her medication with indernal and selegiline and had gait problems,unsteadiness and difficulty in braking and turning.In june 2005 her medicines were changed to tidomet 125 mg and pacitane 2mg with no improvement and by august her previous symptoms were increasing.In december 2005 she started taking rapitor .5 mg , jumex 5 mg and parkin 5 mg.By end december her parkin was tapered off , jumex was stopped and ropitor was tapered off and stopped by end january.In january she started pramipex .125 mg and had severe freezing and began stooping more.In february her pramipex was increased to 3 times a day with no change at all.And by april her pramipex was increased to .5 mg 3 times a day but her freezing has increased along with unsteadiness.She is deteriorating at a rapid rate which is not supposed to happen with her illness.Is her medication correct?What should she be taking otherwise?Why is she deteriorating so fast?PLease advice.
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Hello,
Dealing with a loved ones illness can be very difficult. It's great that you are on top of her medications, I wish more people would pay as close of attention as you are.
People with Parkinson's disease progress at different rates, while there are text book cases, this does not mean the rate of progression will apply to everyone. The symptoms you are describing especially those with the gait are typical of the disease process.
I hope that your Grandmother is being treated by a neurologist. If you are not happy with the Dr's advice and prescriptions, please get a second opinion. She should have frequent labs that can check for other problems, and two that I am thinking of (due to symptoms you describe) are vitamin b-12 levels and homocystine levels.
Your Grandmother may be a candidate for a new treatment (which requires surgery). I had a patient that had this and he improved dramatically! In fact, he is now living on his own. The rep from medtronic that introduced us to this device was wonderful in answering all questions. I am thinking if you call they will tell you more.
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Regarding the medications take the list and what you have told us to your Grandma's pharmacist and ask for recommendations that you can give the physician.
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Please look at this website:
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Aspartame is a toxic chemical that changes the brain's chemistry. It can and does cause severe seizures. This chemical changes the dopamine level in the brain, and it is particularly deadly for anyone suffering from Parkinson's disease.
Also, Boxing legend Mohammed Ali reportedly takes a daily dose of garlic, vinegar and honey to lighten the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and many other athletes use it to gain competitive edge.
And lastly, go here to where it says "Latest Research"
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This should also help but it's very long:
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I really don't know why she is progressing so fast. I do know my mother-in-law was diagnosed a couple of years ago and has also, like your grandmother had a very rapid decline.
I was always under the impression that it was slow in progression too. That seems to be what is
written everywhere.
Her legs had bothered her for years. She had a lot of trouble with what they called restless leg syndrome. According to her doctor, this could have been a symptom of it years ago that was overlooked. It was just seen as an annoyance but wasn't investigated further.
I also have a website for you. This disorder..which is treatable I might add...is something to look in to. If she hasn't had an MRI
or cat scan please check it out. I learned of it on a news program and its often mistaken for Parkinson's disease! Your grandma may indeed have parkinson's, but make sure she has been checked for this because as I said it can totally reverse
those symptoms. :)
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