My sister is about to start Apokyn which is a rescue drug that is injected( like diabetes’ injectable with small thin needle that doesn’t hurt). It supposed to kick in within 10-20 minutes and last about an hour while other carbidopa-levodopa kicks in ( takes about an hour for that). Anyone have experience with this drug?

Do COVID-19 Vaccines Worsen Parkinson’s Symptoms
While not everyone experiences worsening Parkinson’s symptoms after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, studies have found that some people do. The changes in symptoms are different for every person.

In one small study, 41 percent of study participants reported that their Parkinson’s disease symptoms worsened after the COVID-19 vaccine. These symptoms included tremors, cognitive issues, fatigue, gait/balance issues, loss of smell, sleep problems… read more

I'm trying to figure out if I should get another I've had 3 shots already
What do you think?
I'm in the early stages

I get tired of hearing people say that you don't die from Parkinson's. Instead you die from losing your balance and falling. You die from choking because you no longer can swallow. You die from sepsis or multiple system failure.

Following that logic can you say that someone didn't die from COVID? Instead they died from sepsis, pneumonia or many other related illnesses?

From my point of view, I recognize that many people with Parkinson's can live many years after their diagnosis. Albeit with… read more

What about RVS? I am. not finding anything about PD and RVS. please help me out. Blessings, JudyTx 🌹

Still have tremors and more RLS too

Folks, I am getting a little freaked out by how many spouse/caregivers of PD patients also get it. I know it's not a contagious thing, but what in the world is going on? Is it like cancer used to be, where we just didn't have a name and identifier? Or are there environmental aspects? Or Covid aspects? Or something related to high empathy and entrainment?

These questions and responses were recently published on the My Parkinson's Team Website as part of a larger article titled "do Covid 19 Vaccines Worsen Parkinson's Symptoms?" Please see the full article for additional detail.

Should you be worried about getting COVID-19 while living with Parkinson’s disease
Some studies earlier in the pandemic showed that people with Parkinson’s had a higher risk of getting COVID-19 compared to people without it. However, health experts currently believe… read more

I had my Covid booster in August of 2021. I noticed that my walking deteriorated after that. Do you think there could be a connection? . By the way I do advocate getting the vaccines.