Hi David: Wholeheartedly agree with all the excellent
feedback from my fellow ListMembers. Might I also add that
Mellaril can be taken in small doses for anxiety, but in
larger doses can be used as an anti-psychotic. Only
guessing, but this MAY have contributed to your doc's
conclusion that it was "all in your head."
Never forget that neurological diseases may present in
mysterious ways, with different signs & symptoms for
different people. Parkinson's has often been called a
"designer" disease. Keep searching for answers. And we are
always here at your fingertips 24 hours a day.
Been There, Done That
Carole 53/51/?45
--- Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On 27 May 2000, at 5:57, Linda J Herman wrote:
>
> > David,
> > My first noticeable symptom was a shaking hand, 4
> 1/2 years ago, at
> > age 45. When I went to my family doctor, he remarked -
> you have symptoms
> > of Parkinson's Disease, but I've never seen it in a
> patient so young.
> > Over the years on this list, we've read of similar
> experiences of many
> > others who were told by doctors that they were too
> young to have PD. Many
> > have been initially misdiagnosed and treated for other
> conditions - MS,
> > anxiety, arthritis, stress, carpal tunnel syndrome etc.
> And in spite of
> > all the publicity from Michael J. Fox's advocacy --
> this seems to be
> > continuing.
> >
> SNIP
>
> Hi David, Linda, Chuck, Hilary, and Good Morning
> All.......
> Like Linda says Parkinsons is often misdiagnosed
> especially
> in Early Onset.... I had first symptoms at age 38 and was
> thought
> to have anxiety, stress, depression, MS, carpal tunnel
> syndrome,
> at various dr. appointments. It took 11 years for
> diagnosis in
> my case. Here is a link to Janet Paterson's web site ...
> Newbie Confusion
> http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/2nd/10.html
>
> Here you will find a couple of posts from Hilary and
> myself ...
>
> If you have any trouble loading the page Chuck gave you
> at:
> http://www.parkinson.org/dhtml.htm
> then try the shorter version ....
> http://www.parkinson.org/
> (The first one can be particularly *clunky*
> and only leads to the second URL in any case...)
>
> You are definitely not alone...
>
> Have a sunny day ........ murray
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> View the Parkinson's Awareness Links at:
> http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/wwweb/index.html
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