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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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Exactly my own relationship
My wife is the emotional/excitable one for sure. I have always been stress tolerant or so I assumed. But now even simply rushing for an appointment can trigger symptoms and trash the whole day.
The surprising role of stress comes much earlier, even in utero. It is amazing what maternal stress can do to the fetus if it occurs at the wrong time. The net result for PWP is elevated cortisol which leads to inflammation and so on.
On the old BT we had a long thread on our childhoods and were surprised that most of us had high-stress ones. Didn't know it at the time but our systems remain "plastic" far longer than we realize. Stress is a very big factor in PD. Thus my surprise at its
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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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