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Members rallied around someone feeling exhausted and overwhelmed on their birthday, offering both practical strategies and heartfelt emotional... Read more
@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member, Whether or not you celebrated on your special day, doa little something special for yourself today. Find a few small things to be thankful for and do something nice for someone else, if you can. It might surprise you how much the act of reaching out to others makes you feel better.
@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member, The reason we feel so overwhelmed, and tire easily is a lack of dopamine and other neurotransmitters which connect our experiences and thoughts. The result is like finding yourself lost in the desert with a low battery because the wires under the hood are shortcircuiting. When I'm feeling that way, first, I check to make sure that I've had my necessary nutrition and medications. Once that's taken care of, I find that my brain can't motivate my body or my emotions until it is fully rested and peaceful. To accomplish that goal, I go to Spotify where I have a "Liked" list of about 3,000 or my favorite music; mostly gospel, some classical, and a few that are special to @A MyParkinsonsTeam Member and me. Then I read my Bible, and I play games on my phone that involve sorting, arranging, and/or logic. One big problem for Parkinson's patients to overcome is that the shirtcircuiting brain can't sleep soundly. The brain doesn't rest like our muscles do. When everything else shuts down, or at least goes into idle, the brain sorts, processes, organizes, and files away recent experiences and thoughts, but all that activity requires dopamine and other neurotransmitters, which, aa I said, by definition of Parkinson's, we lack those elements. All of that I mentioned above helps to be replenish and exercise the dopamine and other neurotransmitters we need. Doing those things makes me sleepy so I can nap. I usually feel much more alert, strengthened, and refreshed when I wake up. Then, maybe I can get some physical exercise in which also helps.
We have a gym membership. My husband goes daily. I hate to exercise. I have arthritis in both knees. But am able to push through.
How can you manage feeling off, tired, and overwhelmed with Parkinson's?
What you're experiencing sounds like fatigue, which affects up to 80 percent of people with Parkinson's at some point. It's not just regular tiredness - it's a deep exhaustion that can make even simple activities feel overwhelming.
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I’m would say. Get more exercise. Diet and get more interaction with people.
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