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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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Freezing cold water and PD
A very odd afternoon. You know how sometimes the meds just "hang" and you just can't quite get across that threshold? And the harder you try the worse it gets?
Well, I was like that for five hours this afternoon. Lying around in a miserable lump. Finally, in desperation, I very carefully made my way into the shower and turned it on without warm up/
Oooo-Eeeee! I was hollerin' and cussin'! Every muscle in my body went from weak fibrillation to hardened cramp instantly. I stood it for three or four minutes. Got out and went across the hall and laid on the bed. I could already tell that I was doing better. In about ten minutes I was finally back on!
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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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