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Thank you. She was first diagnosed by our GP, then a neurologist and a year later by a professor from University of British Columbia, plus she has all the typical symptoms of PD. Some of her earlier symptoms disappeared even before she went on Sinemet, about 1 1/2 years later. To me it is all very confusing. I basically wanted to know if other PWP have similar experiences. On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 2:27 AM, mschild <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > After my wife's (69) diagnosis with PD 2 1/2 years ago I noticed dramatic > > changes in the symptoms and would like to know if this is considered > > normal. > > > 2 1/2 years is not very long. Are you sure of the diagnosis? > Apart from that, with PD, side effects of meds start taking over but > usually > after 5-7 years of dopatherapy. But of course, every PWP is different. > Weight loss can be a feature of PD, many go through a stage of weight loss. > On-Off is also a side effect of dopatherapy but also usually occurs later > on. > > Same goes with breathing dyskinesias, John had them but after about 17 > years > of PD. Very nasty. > If your wifeć„€ symptoms improved after starting sinemet, it is a good sign. > that she responds to sinemet but diagnoses can sometimes be difficult to > define > early on. Make sure you find a good movement disorder specialist and a > second > opinion can sometimes be helpful > Maryse ex-cg for JOhn- 20+ years of PD > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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