dearest CS,
I must tell you thank you!
You always tell it like it is! I appreciate your honesty more than you know, you make me laugh!!!

ALSO -
I also felt that way on cymbalta? dizzy like? I had more falling episodes.
but I call them catching episodes -I try to catch hold of something, or
this is kinda hard to put into words -(but I may run slowly as to get
the feeling of my feet frozen to be free, I am both a freezer, and a shaker?

I get very upset when people speak loudly - I tell them it scares me -please
speak abit softer, cant stand too much loud, I asked my sister to turn down the scream button on the "clicker" to the TV, she said -you can hear the TV,
and I said yep! I have damaged nervous system -the ears are connected to the be quiet response.

I live by my self, but try not to let myself feel lonely - I love & enjoy my sisters coming to visit. Bringing me to the store, and My older sister has MS,
and we both have canes, and she is my sweet 9 year older sister, I told her that PD makes me feel very old. I am 44 going on 90.

I believe I was born with PD, this may sound abit odd, but the high alert, over sensitive too loudness -too many people around me - has always caused an adrenaline rush through my heart,
and actually that hurts! it never felt like butterflies in my stomach,
more like I was going to be sick too my stomach, I shook while sewing,
as hemming clothing made me nervous -

sometimes I do extreme things- but safely -
to try to keep my balance or change my mood, I will dance
and sometimes I will get on my sister's trampoline and jump -if I can
take the heat in the midwest summers, I will have to be by a pool, thankfully my sister has one. I have never been able to swim well, but I splash around
and keep cool...

I have realized that PD has become a series of either good or bad days?
I must take my meds and eat correctly... and think on beautiful moments,
otherwise -the overwhelming thoughts come and steal my day!
sunny days are good, but too many cloudy days are not great for the psyche,
balance is my goal -best found by thinking about heavenly things.

PS. I do know of two Parkies who are in heaven with God, BLU and Jimwrite
they both had a few martinis a day...
They told me someday I would do the same, because they both felt that
this old medicinal called -liquor - helped them relax, and now I will have a glass of wine after diner, and it helps, or maybe a beer. all in moderation?

The more happy chemicals we have -the better the condition of life,
and that would apply with or without illness...

take care my dear brother -