All meds have interactions and side affects. The directions sheet in each pack is enough to scare anyone

Watching commercials for drugs on TV is always weird. By the time they've listed all the side effects, you wonder why anyone would ask their doctor about them.

My husband was put on a medication in the early days of his illness that had some awful possible side effects. When the med didn't seem to be making much difference, he dropped it. I don't know if it was actually ineffective or if it was just too soon to be experimenting with alternatives, but I was happy not to have to deal with issues of addiction, etc.

Tina, I am always scared of new medications. I take Rytary and I don’t have any side effects that I am aware of. I have had more than one doctor tell me over the years, the pharmaceutical companies put all of that on these prescriptions to cover their butt. If you recall looking at different side effects and warnings on different drugs, they are for the most part the same ones on other drugs with just a little bit concerning your particular drug you are beginning. What I used to do for a long time was not read the side effects at all. I would give it to my husband to read and keep and if I felt something weird or had a problem I would tell him and he would look it up. All the info they put on the prescription papers would scare anyone to death, so doctors have told me not to read it, the companies put all of that just to cover themselves. Many years ago I had several psychiatric drugs that freaked me out and that frightened me about taking any new meds. That was many years ago when there were not that many for depression and anxiety and they tried drugs that were indicated for other psychiatric issues. What I do when starting a new medication is to ask the Lord to remove any side effects from the drug and give the information to Jerry. I think a lot of people are scared of medications, but just don’t say anything about it. I hope you will find more peace taking your meds.
God Bless You
Carol…………………..Scottsmom 😊

Parkinson's itself is really so individualized, you just have to find out for yourself under doctor's guidance. Even with just regular medications off the shelf, it's really interesting because it seems like my husband, who has Parkinson's, can take any prescribed anything or any off the shelf anything and just handle it! Whereas, if I even LOOK at a pill, I have a reaction. I am severely allergic to two different antibiotics, for example. And one time, the doctor gave me medicine for migraines and I got so sick I thought I was going to die after one pill. I told my daughter, who is a science teacher, and she said: "that's really weird, Mom, because this pill is so mild, it's practically just a sugar pill." So, everyone is different. Just make sure that your caregiver or friend is nearby for 24 hours when you take a new medicine just in case.