Michael,
I truly appreciate your answers.
Prior to being diagnosed with PD I was experiencing horrible fatigue which also caused severe depression. I told my general practitioner that something was wrong with me. She put me through several different series of tests. After each test series she reported that my body was great. I told her to keep looking because there was something wrong.
She got me an appointment with a cardiologist (who I love). He put me through a series of cardiology tests. When they were all done he reported that my heart was in great shape.
This fellow had great bedside manner and was very determined to help me find the source of my condition.
He accompanied me to a long hall and told me to walk to the end of the haa and back. When I finished he told me that he was referring me to a neurologist because he suspected that I may have PD because my arms did not move as I walked but just hung by my side.
He mentioned that he was not as sensitive to PD as neurologist are but that he had seen a lot of it.
So I went to see Dr. Paxton Norwell in Corpus Christi who first did an MRI of my brain. Then he put me through some other tests and diagnosed me with P.D.

Needless to say I was mortified. I had always been very healthy. I saw Dr. Norwalk for about a year (while taking light doses of Caro-Levodopa). I wanted a second opinion so my GP set me up with Dr. Peter Tarbox in San Antonio. He checked me in his office and opened that I had PD but also ordered a DAT test (similar to MRI but took much longer) The Radiologist who read the test verified P.D. I shared the results with Dr. Norwegian who I considered my regular neurologist. It pissed him off that I had sought a 2nd opinion and almost dropped me as a patient. I explained that I just wanted a 2nd opinion.

I haven't mentioned that I am also a Vietnamese War veteran. The VA sent me to their own Dr. Who verified PD.

That is my story. I take Carpodopa-Levodopa 4 times a day. It seems to work. If I miss a dose (like I did yesterday) I really feel it.
I take one cap full of miralax in my coffee each morning. It helps a lot but my BMs are certainly not like they were when I was younger before PD.
I still drive and do a lot of the things I have always done except much slower. I can't do much work, I tire quickly. Another thing, summer heat is devastating to me. Prior to PD it didn't bother me as much.
Thank you for your messages.
Happy New Year.
Cheers
Carson

I started with extreme fatigue. I also had/have depression that without meds could get pretty dark. I have had insomnia for years, I dont know if PD caused it. I take Lunesta for it.
Cheers
Carson.
PS. I dont tremor at all.
My worst symptoms is horrible constipation.

Thanks. I don't have a lot of tremors but started to have symptoms, depression, extreme fatigue. Insomnia,.

Jim doesn't tremor much. His main issues are walking (slow, short steps) and posture (hunched). He doesn't have much energy, but some of that is age related. He has intermittent cognitive issues. That is the hardest part for me to watch.

Hardly any tremors at all. Other much worse symptoms.