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Lenny, what an interesting idea! I wonder: if a person tries this and it works, would that be diagnostic of orthostatic hypotension? Kathleen On 26 August 2012 10:56, Leonard Soffer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Scott: > Even before I got to the bottom of your post I was thinking blood pressure. > I don't have PD. (I am on this list because my mother has it.) But I take > a medication for blood pressure and sometimes it gets too low, especially > right after I get out of bed or after using the bathroom. My doctor showed > me how to raise my blood pressure quickly when I feel faint and it really > works. Make fists with both hands (just one if you need to hold on to > something for balance) and squeeze as hard as you can. It takes just a > couple of seconds. > > I hope that helps. > > Lenny Soffer > > On Sunday, August 26, 2012, Scott Burnett wrote: > > > Hi Nigel and everybody > > My balance problems seem pretty severe to me, but how do they > > compare to other PWP? When I have fallen, it's almost always right > after I > > stand up from a sitting position. i have climbed out of the front seat > of > > our car, walked 50-75 feet towards the store and then had my dizzy spell. > > The dizzy spell can hit fast but about half the time I can feel it coming > > on and clutch my wife's arm and get to a place I can sit. Much worse are > > the ones where my eyes roll back in my head and I go shuffling off/ The > > shuffle is a Parkie standard; short choppy steps, torso gradually > catching > > up and passing the feet, leading to the inevitable crash. It's actually > a > > great way to get to know people. Although my wife has made the most > > catches, total strangers have lent a hand 4 or 5 times. My Nuero, Dr. J > > Chan of Stockton, CA thinks it is related somehow to a blood pressure > drop > > i frequently experience. which may or may not be caused by my > mediacations. > > Does this sound like your experience? > > > > Scott Burnett > > aka Pdman195 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > [log in to unmask] <javascript:;> > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > > -- > Lenny Soffer > 1501 Franklin > River Forest, IL 60305 > (W) 773-834-2176 > (H) 708-366-6568 > (C) 708-217-9939 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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