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My sister is about to start Apokyn which is a rescue drug that is injected( like diabetes’ injectable with small thin needle that doesn’t hurt). It supposed to kick in within 10-20 minutes and last about an hour while other carbidopa-levodopa kicks in ( takes about an hour for that). Anyone have experience with this drug?
I have never heard of these drugs. I will stick to THC it alot more natural.
My husbands hallucinations are increasing and Neurologist recommends Nuplazid. Would appreciate any input.
This does not sound right but everyone is different. I would get a seccond opinion.
They ranged from pet size dark shapes to colorful full sized figures. Appearing often during the days. As my depression continued the doctor changed my medicine to a unique antidepressive called EFFEXOR. Since raking 75mg a day, I have not had a hallucination. I was shocked. I kind of miss them. I haven’t told the doctor yet. Has anyone else had the same experience?
Hi Johney — Greetings from Boerne, TX ! I had to laugh when you said you kind of missed your hallucinations as I felt the same way when mine went away. My first hallucination was a black cat that… read more
Even even though my grandfather passed away many years ago, I still smell his cigarette smoke. I Smell cigarette Smoke in my own house where I know that no one has ever lit up. I Smell cigarette smoke in all the weirdest places.
I have had visual hallucinations off and on for many years. I know that is common for individuals with PD. Besides that, has anyone else had olfactory hallucinations? What do you smell?
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Approximately 3 months ago, I experienced severe hallucinations hypothesized to be associated with an urinary tract infection, I had a second less pronounced episode of hallucinations about 6 weeks ago, also associated with a UTI. My neurologist prescribed Nuplazid, the only medication approved for the prevention and treatment of Parkinson's related hallucinations.
I have had no significant hallucinations since then. However, it is difficult to determine if the decrease is a direct effect of… read more
My father has Parkinson's disease he's been taken care of at home and now he's showing signs of dementia and confusion I don't know if this is part of the disease and if it can be fixed who can I speak to or is there anything I can do to try to help this? Does this mean that this is the last stage of Parkinson's? Does my doctor need to know about this symptoms? Please can somebody answer me with some type of answers
Ruben, there are many 'clinical' trials (www.clincaltrials.gov) and local/stated programs that are available that offer' offer mild cognitive 'memory' testing. I highly recommend looking up these… read more
chest x rays are clear; gasping and wheezing. have an albuterol nebulizer that helps some--any body else have this or know what helps? Thanks feeling desperate
We found that after 4 years the carbidopa-levodopa meds were causing a lot of difficult symptoms. We scaled back on that and found a balance but it got rid of the long bouts of gasping for air and… read more
coughing with some congestion. this is in addition to usual parkinson's related cough
Low doses of DXM are beneficial for PD. Higher doses (like the ones found in cough syrup) are detrimental. Neurologist =1 PR = 0
The Lemon Tea and Whiskey sound like the best alternative.
Parkinson’s deminished both senses for a few items such as banana, gas, cinnamon, pickles, licorice and a few others. I smell and taste them, just not as well as before
Sometimes, I'll smell things… read more
