Hi there. I'm new to the list, and learning a lot. But I'm also finding it
very hard to keep up. I didn't look at my mail for a few days - and now I'm
still reading mail from two weeks ago. So don't mind me if I'm a little
behind.
My father's 66 and was diagnosed with Parkinson's about 4 or 5 years ago. He
used to look really young for his age, but it seems like he's aged over 10
years in just the last two. He's also miserable all the time, though not
entirely without reason, due to some personal tradgedies aside from the
disease. However, it is now my understanding, from reading this list, that
the continual depression may be a result of the Parkinson's, and may be
treatable to some degree, so I am looking into this.
I told my father about this list, and I can't decide if he likes me telling
him about the things I learn, or whether he would rather I left it alone.
However, he did ask me if I'd read anything about a condition he's
experiencing now, and I haven't, so I thought I'd ask:
"Sometimes when he laughs very hard, coughs or sees several images
simultaneously, he feels a surge of pressure in his head, then it feels like
he's going to pass out, but so far that hasn't happened."
Thanks for all the good reading,
Nicky
The following is a progressional synopsis of my father's treatment:
1 a day Eldepryl 5mg (a.k.a. Selegiline 5mg)
1 a day Eldepryl 5mg
1 a day Sinemet CR200/50 (a.k.a. Levodopa/Carbidopa CR)
1 a day Eldepryl 5mg
2 a day Sinemet CR200/50
1 a day Eldepryl 5mg
3 a day Sinemet CR200/50
side effect: of seeing spots all the time and blood pressure was slightly
high
August 1995
3 a day Sinemet CR200/50
side effect: of very high blood pressure and irregular heart beat and
wooziness
November 1995
2 a day Sinemet CR200/50
1 a day Novahydrazide 50mg for high blood pressure
(a.k.a. Hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg)
side effect: still very high blood pressure
mid-February 1996
2 a day Sinemet CR200/50
1/2 tablet a day Novahydrazide 25mg for high blood pressure
1 a day Novo Atenol 50mg for high blood pressure
side effect: sudden pressure in the head and faintness
