Don't worry about all the things that you read about in the paper that comes with the medication. You will know within three days if you are a good "responder" to Madopar. You may feel a bit sick to your stomach at first. This would be a very normal reaction to the medicine, but usually doesn't last more than a week or so. If it gets bad, take something you know of to settle your stomach. If you are one of the very few people who "just cannot take Madopar", your body will let you know it, and there are options to go from there. The other side effects happen not often at all. You may notice that you have strange dreams, which can get to be nightmares sometimes, but, before bed, just think about being 35, in love and in the mountains, then you'll likely have good dreams and not nightmares. However don't be afraid if you have vivid dreams or nightmares, this too is very common, and doesn't last for too long a time.
I was 25, big, strong and healthy, and in love, and lived in British Columbia at one time of my life. I had many scandinavian friends. We used to go hiking and mountain climbing and fishing in the mountains, when i think of these times , they are my best memories. The Scandinavian guys were very big and muscular and not afraid of anything. I worked for 2 years in a sawmill where we cut up very big logs. All my friends were very good people, and very generous. To them it was more important to have a friend than to have money. I remember that we used to drink and fight too much at times, but always got up, dusted ourselves off and shook hands and laughed about it. It was no world for sick old men!
It is nice to have Parkinson's people here from different parts of the world. I would like to see more people from all over the world here, but there is the language barrier. Please don't stop asking questions. Your English is just fine. I wish that I could answer questions in all kinds of different languages. Around here, we don't care too much about spelling or saying things so very correctly; It is the communication that counts. cs