Re new meds for PD. The analgesics listed in the message have been used for
long times, probably tens of thousands of years. Mmorphine is purified from
naturally ocuring opium which is a very powerful narcotic and addicting
drug. It id not suitable for long term routine use or in cases that can be
managed with analgesics with less powerful side actions. On the other hand,
patients with severe symptoms of PD who are in or are approaching terminal
stages, morphine can mke the difference between a comfortable, peaceful,
death and an agitated, painful one. The decision to prescribe morphine to
such patients should be a joint one with the patient, the phsician and close
friends and family involved. It s bad medicine that is practiced when the
very ill patient is denied relief from the terrible discomfort brought by
severe PD,because of the likelyhood ofdevelopment of addiction.It is a moral
imperative to the physician to relieve suffering, whem thatis driving
him/her to distraction.
NADH is an old drug for which the evidence that it can relieve PD is
controversial. Just in the past few weeks a few reports have appeared that
NADH has some potentially dangerous side effects.
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community of PD sufferers.
>i am heartbroken and confused.
>also, is vicodan the same as morphine?
>could someone re-post other meds?
>she takes sinemet and valium and morphine.
>she has severe dystonia, bradykinesia and akethenisia-hot,cold sensations
>and pain to the touch of her skin.
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>i will be visiting LA to help out for the next 4 days but look forward to
>any messages when i return. thanks.
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