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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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Don't forget the basics - potassium etc
I've not been doing well the last month or so. Increasing difficulty walking, freezing, depression, etc. Wrote it off to "progression".
Last night I realized that I had been lax on my potassium intake. That had happened about a year ago with similar symptoms. Ate a few potassium tablets and started feeling better within an hour. The improvement today has been undeniable.
Moral - Check the basics first. Vitamins and minerals can kill you dead if you don't have them and they sure can amplify PD symptoms.
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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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