My husband has had a dramatic increase in anxiety. Anti-anxiety medication has not been effective. I wonder if this is a common occurrence of the disease process. Had anyone else had this problem? If so, what did you do to help with your anxiety?
I am very fortunate that I don’t feel anxious very often and I don’t believe I am dealing with depression. Sometimes I have feelings of hating PD and ask why me, but then I just accept that it is what… read more
It can. It doesn't always.
I can’t motivate myself to do the things I should be doing! I am not interested in luch, feel left out and out of touch! My husband is becoming depressed and angry. Its really a tough situation!
I have taken antidepressants for years, bt I have a lot of great friends who really understand me and it helps to talk to them, they get me, my husband? Not so much, at least my friends "hear" me… read more
I prefer a real old fashioned book in hand. It gets my eyes off electronics and in my happy place. Just finished a fascinating book titled The Last Telegram about the silk industry and parachute… read more
Thank you very much
Sometimes I don’t know the difference from extreme fatigue or my anxiety. Can anyone relate?
I find myself to be apathetic these last few months. Not in the sense of unmotivated or bored. It’s more like feeling numb. Little do I care if things go wrong. Likewise I fail to muster happiness when wonderful things happen, like the birth of a baby. I used to feel both joy and sorrow quite intensely. I think this is another one of those strange symptoms that can be chalked up to Parkinson’s.
I don’t have a question, just curious to know if others experience apathy this way. Lissu
I've also realized I have beome much more apathetic than I was before my diagnosis. When my daughter announced she was prognant with our first grandchild I could barely muster up some enthusiasm. I… read more
My HWP takes Sertraline and Amitriptyline for depression. This have helped him a lot. I don’t have PD but take Lexapro for my anxiety and depression, and it helps so much. My HWP was on Lexapro which… read more
What is the correlation between Parkinson’s and anxietyI have very bad anxiety does it aggravate the tremors but I’ve been so bad
Just want to thank everyone for their replies, everyone is always so helpful