Does this mean that the answer is simply to stop breathing?

If this were true, then the many years when my sleep apnea was untreated should have prevented PD or limited it's progression. Excuse me while I think for a minute...

My PD symptoms have been with me for many years. As I noted when I started this thread, some of the symptoms have bothered me for more than fifteen years--it had been a very slow progression. However, in the last year or so, and especially in the last six months, the progression of the disease seems to have increased. This increase in the rate of progression overlaps the period of time that I have been using my CPAP machine, which prevents hypoxia.

PD is indeed a very strange thing. Even though I think this is very strange, I'll take a risk and click "Submit Reply" anyway. Please excuse my rambling thoughts.

Karl