hii moneesha.. are the ayurvedic treatment u mentioned about benefiting ur husband....!! On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moneesha Sharma <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi Dev, > > We live in Calcutta and my husband, Prem Sharma, age 67 was diagnosed 11 > years ago. He too is on syndopa, as well as entacom, donep and rasalect (1 > mg). Hallucinations are indeed a side effect of syndopa and it is > something that is hard to deal with for the patient as well as the family. > We are fortunate to have a doctor who explains all this to us, and also > keeps the dosage at the lowest possible. Prem is therefore usually able to > laugh off the figures that he sees. > > My husband has benefited greatly from regular yoga (doing it for about 4 > years now) as well as the treatment of an Ayurvedic physician here in > Calcutta. In every patient of Parkinson's the progression of the disease > is different. Now that I know what the symptoms of the illness are, I know > that in my husband's case, they first appeared several years before his > diagnosis. However, despite that, he is mobile, is able to bathe and dress > himself etc. I attribute this partly to our careful observance of the > treatment of the two doctors, as well as a very strict adherence to his > medicine and meal schedule. Our Ayurvedic doctor, Dr. Pradyumna, is from > the Kerala school. I do not know about Dr. Paneri, but this is the link to > Dr. Pradyumna's website: * > www.ayurvedacharya.com > * > > Parkinson's is a very difficult disease to live with for the patient, as I > have seen with my husband. As caregivers, we get exhausted and it is > natural to expect some appreciation. However, I have also come to realise > that so much of the limited energy of the patient is taken up with just > dealing with day to day issues that if appreciation comes, that is a plus > but it is not something that one can expect. No matter how much empathy > one has, those of us who do not have the illness cannot possibl understand > what it is actually like to live with it. Also, as you probably know, > depression and apathy are a part of the symptoms of Parkinson's in some > patients. I do hope you are seeing a good physician, experienced in this > illness, for your father. VIMHANS in Lajpat Nagar deals with nerve > problems and I am sure there are some experienced doctors there. > > I hope this has been of some help. > > Moneesha Sharma > > > ** > ** > ** > ** > ** > ** > ** > ** > > On 31 July 2012 17:16, Devkant Sharma <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > My father , 76years old, is a patient of Parkinson and to me he seems to > be > > in advanced stage of it. He has been on syndopa ( a form of Levodopa) > > medicine for last 4-5 years. Doctors have stopped increasing its strength > > as they believe it can not help further. His legs are completely jammed , > > he has to be moved on wheel chair now. His posture is forward bent. The > > greatest pain we have is the side effects of synodpa medicine, which is > > halunciation. It has disturbed him mentally, he is mostly in depression, > > not even appreciates his care takers, doubts about medication being given > > to him and all such things which makes it more difficult for us to take > > care of him. > > > > Recently I also heard about Dr. Paneri. I even went ahead calling him and > > post discussion of my father's condition, I got the medication as well. > But > > my father is not willing to take any further medication. In fact I also > > wanted to verify the authenticity of Dr Paneri's treatment of Parkinson. > > Can somebody in group share his experience if they have taken treatment > > from Dr. Paneri? Is that helpful in advanced stages as well? > > > > Any help will be much appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > Dev > > Delhi, India > > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 12:18 PM, mschild <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > do anyone know about dr paneri s ayurvedic treatment in > > > > ahmedabad,Gujarat... > > > > > > Hi, > > > if you search the archives of this list you will no doubt find quite a > > > bit of info about Dr Paneri and his treatment. The subject crops up > > > every now and then > > > maryse > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn