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My father had the same symptoms that you describe and he was getting worse. He started on the Ldopa and he was doing much much better. The only argument behind going to the doctor would be to hear what they think- and if he is convinced to try out the treatment for a while. Other people could give you more knowledgeable advice, but from our experience has been that it took sometime for him to stabilize and find a good dosage level on the Ldopa- for a while it seemed as though the cure was worse than the disease but he did get better. He still has episodes where he would refuse all medication, but my Mom sneaks them in juice etc. Hope this helps, abi > >Please help. My father has something bad, he refuses to go to the dr., ever >since my Mom died with a brain tumor and was misdiagnosed for quite a while >first, he does not believe in doctors. He also says that he doesn't want to >know because he will give up, and he knows he will live longer in ignorance. > >I think he has Parkinson's, Huntington's, ALS? His symptoms started with >shaking in his hands, both, I guess, I can't see that one is worse than the >other. He just has trembling hands, they shake when he rests, not when he >sleeps, his shakes seem to get worse when he reaches for something, he >started saying he couldn't talk as well, though we didn't notice anything at >first. In a space of two years, he drools pretty bad, and we are starting >to not understand him when he talks. He seems to walk ok, though he is slow. >In the last year, he has lost at least 30 or 40 lbs, he is very small now, >it takes him a long time to eat. His grandfather died from Huntington's >disease, but his own father, now 85, doesn't have any of the symptoms, >though he shakes a little from old age I'm told. I've never seen him, he >abandoned my Dad when my Dad was 2, and I just found this out by contacting >my half-uncle. My dad is 59. >I want to know if anyone has advice on how I could convince him to go to the >dr, or what he might have, or what I can do. We have tried talking to him, >bullying him a little, asking, begging, shamelessly using his 2 year old >grandson as a reason, but it doesn't seem to work. >Does this sound like Parkinson's Disease? If so, how do you treat someone >without them participating? I've even been looking into Fava Beans, seeing >if I could get enough of them down him somehow to see if it makes a >difference, then at least I'd know what he has got? Anyone have any ideas? >We love him very much. We are ready to do whatever it takes to take care of >him and help him as much as possible. Any advice would be really >appreciated. >