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Ever Notice That You Use Fewer Meds When Visiting Another Geographic Area?
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Just got back from visiting my parents in their ancestral home in Eureka Ca.. I made the same observation I had made theri on other visits: I burn 25% ;ess cinimet when I am there. It would be easy to write this off as "On a vacation, distracted with other things, Sure you will have your mind on other t0ings? But that does not characterize my visits there/; more like I'm usually bored there
I Wonder if the very high humidity helps the effect. Or the fact that I am outside and feel refreshed… read more

posted April 19, 2021
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A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Interesting thought. I've not not taken my sinemet because I felt I didn't need it, I have alarms set so I take my meds at the same time every day. I guess I'm chicken about playing with my PD meds.

posted April 19, 2021
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I saw a program with Michael fox . he went Peru, way up in the mountains. His symptoms stopped.

posted August 3, 2021
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I play around with meds once in a while but never when traveling or somehow on a different schedule. I figure the fewer changes I have to absorb, the better. I like your profile picture, Steve.

posted April 26, 2021
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Most of the time I take my sinemet on schedule. It works,
so I'm not even tempted to fool with it.
Love,Jeri

posted April 19, 2021
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

That's what I'm talking about. A future generation will beat PD by living on a cruise ship, perpetually docking in different places. Thanks Louria for your evidence (insufficient though it may be) that I am not crazy.

posted August 3, 2021

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