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Has anyone purchased a Theracycle, I'm looking into one, although i'ts expensive, I've heard a couple good things about them. I have bad freezing and I'm told this would help. I appreciate your opinions.
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Hal Cohen
Hal, I do many of the things other members of the community suggested but I also bought a refurbished OneStep recumbent buke and it helps strengthens my legs, helps renew muscle memory for alternating… read more
What was your examination like when you were first diagnosed with PD? Mine seems rather quick and perfunctory. The Doc said I had PD just by watching me walk into the office. I take Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-100, 3 times a day; Entacapone 200 MG two times a day; and Rasagiline Mesylate, 1 MG once a day.
me too!
l'm concerned that my neurologist isn't regulating my dosage c/l dopa.
How many Sinemit (also called carbidopa/levodopa) tablets one should take depends on one's condition (or the stages of PD), the dosage of the tablets, how many tablets, and the dosage, if any, you… read more
I take levodopa and amantadine and have experienced significant hair loss. I’m wondering if this is from my medication.
It is very likely that levodopa medicines cause not only hair loss but also less growth of hair and in addition to that thinner hair straws as well as darker colour or different colour in some hair… read more
I am very excited that,I have recruited a gym to to get trained and become a Rocksteady Boxing affiliate. Do any of you have experience or comments about Rocksteady Boxing?
Yes we went for a month twice a week
I thought it was great
I think my husband was enjoying the comradere
But the travel time just made it impossible
45 min there
And 45 min back
Love loved the… read more
I started S today, 1/2 tablet (25/100) three times a day. I’m mid stage 1. When should I expect to see positive changes? Is it normal to feel sleepy and mild fog brain?
Took 7 months to get my medication to a stage where I felt better
Have been told she has meibomitis of eyes. She been on and off medication for many months. She got new eye glass for thousand dollars. I hope this help her out.
Here’s an article on eye problems:
Hello team. Have you ever stopped to think about how long a dopamine cell lives? I found several explanations but none of them were what I wanted to hear. Have any of you out there done any research on the dopamine life span? Let's all do a little project together. Let's see what all we can find on the life of dopamine. Because if it's only three minutes what good does it do to try to put or replace dopamine in your system? I think here may lie the subject matter for a cure for Parkinson's. See… read more
It's complicated. First there are at least two types of dopamine "cell"..."makers" and "receptors". You could be deficient in both, or only one.
Of course if your makers are fine, then it's a more… read more