PD advances S-L-O-W-L-Y in the absence of other factors. The most common of these is a simple urinary tract infection. An abscessed tooth is another. And extreme trauma can do it as well.
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Originally Posted by lurkingforacure
It would take way too long to discuss the pros and cons of mucuna, instead just search this forum as there are many posts about it. Lots on the internet too.
And FYI, mucuna is NOT the same as Zandopa: some of us use the mucuna pruriens raw organic powder, which is nothing but the mucuna: Zandopa has other things in it (don't know what they are....someone here wrote the company asking if it had aspartame in it and never got a reponse as far as I know...)
Don't expect your doc to help you: like most of us, you are probably on your own and the doc is not going to deviate from "accepted protocol", ie, drugs. Do your research, print it out when you talk with the doc so you have data to support your decision, and if you don't have one already, for heaven's sake get your mom's health care power of attorney, regular power of attorney, living will and related documents, now, before it may be too late to get them due to competency issues.
If you have brothers/sisters, get them on board, too, so your family is unified if possible. It will help you in dealing with your mom's medical people, as well as you, as carer for your mom.
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