One of the things that was greatly discussed at the PDF 50th Anniversary symposium last week was the non-motor symptoms of PD; e.g. excessive sweating and gut issues, constipation, depression.

The research/questions being asked these days is does PD start not in the brain, but in the body; e.g. excessive sweating, constipation, depression.

I have had two of those for decades, long before my thumb tremor in 1988.

My sweating is so bad now that I have to make sure I have paper towels in my pocket when I leave home. I can actually become very anxious if I don't. I can't get to the cashier in the grocery store without literally dripping of the ends of my short hair and rolling down my back, or even worse, having visible wet places on my shirt.

Anyone else have non-motor issues that may pre-date PD dx?