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Dear Paula, Lack of motivation is definitely a symptom of Parkinson's. Testosterone Replacement Therapy has been shown to help with motivation. I personally use a less drastic approach. The drug Provigil has proven very affective with no side affects, with the exception of a slight increase in tremor. I almost feel like exercising (Laughs out loud). Sincerely Chris At 09:28 PM 1/4/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Dear Nancy and others, > I find I can't always watch TV. Either it's too much commotion or I fall >asleep with all the commercials. I've tried relaxing in the middle of the >day with a good book and, inevitably, I fall asleep .....wake up suddenly >not knowing where I am, and drift in and out of sleep several times before I >give up on reading. > In addition I find it hard to complete things (example: a TV program, an >afghan, a cross-stitch, mending clothes). I start so many projects and >can't complete. Why???????? >Paula from Pennsylvania >P.S. I love to gamble and shop, too...........and eat!!!!!!!!!!!! >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nancy S. deGrazia" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 10:07 AM >Subject: Re: double vision/Chris/Ellen > > >>Hello to all of you who have the "reading problem": >> >>I have been unable to read for any length of time since first diagnosed >>10 years ago. I have trouble going from one line to the next (I tend to >>repeat the same line over and over again rather than my eyes dropping >>down. a line). I have tried to use a piece of paper under the line or a >>ruler, but it is annoying but helpful. >> >>I also cannot read at all lying down. This is how I used to read - an >>hour or so before going to sleep and again in the morning -- and >>sometimes in the middle of the night. Now I can only read sitting up >>straight. >> >>Although I have double vision in distance vision, the reading problem is >>a sort of blurring --hard to describe. I also lose interest in the >>subject matter which once "grabbed me:" -- and still grabs me when I >>begin -- because of the difficulty in reading. >> >>My opthamalogists and optometrists have been no help at all. Their only >>suggestion is the paper under the line. >> >>I do remember there was an academic paper from a >>opthamalogist/neurologist who specialized in this (a woman I believe) >>which was circulated on this forum about 5 years ago, but it has been >>lost in the depths of my computer. I would like to get her name, if >>possible. >> >>Thanks for raising this issue again. >> >>Nancy deGrazia >> >>mackenzie wrote: >> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>I haven't noticed that my eyes get tired, but i *have* noticed that i do >>>not read at all anymore (i used to read constantly), nor do i go to the >>>movies. >>> >>>if i had to offer an explanation, the best i could do would be to say that >>>i am just not interested... which is odd in and of itself, but then Ellen >>>said she doesn't read as much as she used to, and i start to wonder if >>>other people have experienced a similar change in their reading/movie >>>habits. >>> >>>Ellen Luhman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>Dear Ray, >>>I seem to use my new distance-vision glasses only when I have to see the >>>tv >>>or when riding in a car since I seem to need them less than I used to. For >>>reading, so far, I hold things farther away. I do notice that my eyes feel >>>tired >>>and overall, I just read less than I used too. I guess I should try a >>>cheap >>>pair of reading glasses. >>>Take care. >>> >>>Ellen >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >>>mailto:[log in to unmask] >>>In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >>> >>>__________________________________________________ >>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >>>mailto:[log in to unmask] >>>In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >>>http://mail.yahoo.com >>> >>> >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >>mailto:[log in to unmask] >>In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn