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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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Does this ring true to you?
Somethiing that I got to thinking about today and wondered if it fit others.
When I'm off and/or freezing, doing one thing is hard, doing two is impossible. Any form of multi-tasking is out.
That extends out to things like walking and looking around. Turning or changing stride length. Negotiating a crowded or cluttered room. Too much input.
Same thing when I first stand up. Takes a minute to recalibrate. Process all that input.
Now we all know the "tricks". Imagine a line and step over. Laser pointer on the floor. Holding a walking stick out ahead and following its tip.
These techniques have a common element of requiring that I focus on something - the laser dot for example. That in turn quietens the confusion in my head. Looking at my toes does a similar thing.
I imagine a chaotic state in my brainwaves. Focus quitens it. DBS does too. So does a metronome or music with a steady beat.
Anybody?
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000.
Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well.
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