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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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The Cold, Hard Facts of PD - Is It Partly Caused by the Cold?
Think for a minute about what we know about geo-distribution of PD. One of the highest rates in the upper mid-West. The further north of the equator the more common PD becomes. Cold Scandinavia has lots. Warm India has hots. Hawaii, too.
Being cold is such a strong stressor that it is used by science as a standard tool. When we get cold, our adrenals start pumping out the stress cocktail. Some of us handle it better than others. We all know someone who just never gets warm.That is determined by the function of other parts of the endocrine system (i.e. thyroid, etc).
Could it be that simple?
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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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