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My YOPD testimony for Parkinson’s awareness month

Montrealer diagnosed with rare form of Parkinson's spreading awareness | CityNews Montreal

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I have been having a problem with a leaky bladder, and it seems to be getting worse. I especially have problems at night. I am planning to have a procedure where they give botox shots in my bladder. It is supposed to calm down the bladder spasms and enable me to go more normally... Hope it works!

Hubby with PD struggles with standing or walking. BP can drop 40-80 points systolic. He uses a waist binder, thigh high stockings, and takes midodrine. He also has a wheel chair that reclines. Is there anything new to control nOH?

I went to my first neurologist appt and she diagnosed DIP, and pointed to my medication I take for bipolar2, Geodon as the culprit. This type of Parkinsonism has many of the same symptoms as Parkinson’s but they can sometimes be eliminated by discontinuing the offending medication, or it can expose underlying Parkinson’s after all. The dilemma is that bipolar2 is not a disease you want to stop taking medication for, the manic/depressive episodes may not be something to exchange in place of the… read more

My son. I want to keep abreast of what's valid and what isn't.