Welcome to a new year of Living with Parkinson’s Meetups. In this meetup, we discuss finding optimism during your Parkinson’s journey. We started off with our typical fun and lively…
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…mouth symptoms (xerostemia). Medications such as amantadine, typically prescribed to reduce Parkinson’s-related dyskinesia, are not considered anticholinergic medications, but do have some “anticholinergic effects” that can also cause dry mouth….
…which were due to falls because of dyskinesia related to being prescribed too much medication!!!) I wish I had spoken up more when my doctor overprescribed the Rytary and when…
…good or bad, and while he acknowledges that the basis for medicinal benefits from marijuana is strong, and it has been found to alleviate chronic pain, muscle spasms, anxiety, dyskinesia,…
…can still work after many decades of being on it It used to be believed that dyskinesias were related to when you started levodopa, but it has nothing to do…
…causing dyskinesias and not being able to produce enough to make up for the deficit. So most of the treatments are kind of trying to hone in on that. There…
…throughout the day. Both motor fluctuations (ups and downs in the effectiveness of the medication) and dyskinesia (involuntary movements caused by the medication) can occur earlier in the progression of…
…from medications like involuntary twisting (dyskinesias) may also have difficulties regularly performing proper oral care. Good oral and dental hygiene help prevent dental problems, including cavities, gum disease, pain and…
…back. Six months later, my MDS advised there was nothing more that he could do medically to control my dyskinesia, which occurred even on very low doses of carbidopa-levodopa. On…
…things worse. At this point, I thought early retirement was going to be my only option. I couldn’t find the right balance of medication and the dyskinesia was impacting my…
…a significantly higher rate of dyskinesia than men did. These symptoms are usually indicators of milder forms of Parkinson’s, but women regularly report lower quality of life than men do….
…symptoms like tremors, dyskinesia or freezing are worse. This may last from a few hours to a few days. What’s going on: Do you notice your symptoms are exacerbated when…