Hi Jennifer,
I to am right handed and have tremors on my right side. Stress for me
brings on the tremors. I thought at first that I would say why don't you
post a sign stating that you have PD and that you get tremors when you get
stressed, but that may not work for you. I also take time to do a little
mediation to relax myself which has helped me. I do deep breathing and tell
myself to just relax. I did it once and it did help the tremors left me. I
have not had the same result when pills wear off. Janice
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Smith <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: New to the list
>Dear Dan,
>Welcome. I feel for your situation as I am an artist and right handed and
my
>first symptoms were in my right hand. Bad tremors later turning to
rigidity
>and tremors in whole right arm. Sinemet and Klonopin seem to relieve this
>completely. I was diagnosed just a few months ago so I havent been on the
>Sinemet for very long. My big fear is that we are about to begin our
summer
>season. I airbrush t-shirts in front of a crowd. Long hours and lots of
rude,
>hot and hostile tourists. Not all but enough to stress you out most any
day.
>Sinemet seems to lose its effectiveness when I get stressed so I will be
>interested to see how things go. I am however looking forward to getting
back
>to work. I may end up with two left hands as well, so if we ever meet, we
can
>do a high five instead of shaking hands! Ha! Glad you joined us.
>Jennifer
>
>Dan Parker wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I'm new to the list. I am 49, was diagnosed with PD three years ago, and
>> refuse to slow down. Just got done working two years at an extremely
tense
>> construction project in Saudi Arabia, and now I'm headed for a job in
>> Mexico. So far, the PD is only affecting my right side (rats! I was
>> right-handed! Now I've got two left hands!), but the Sinemet works
fairly
>> well. Some days I can walk very proudly.
>>
>> I am interested in hearing from people with similar situations. How do
you
>> cope?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dan
>
