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On 16 Oct 99 at 13:17, jhsproul wrote: > Hi, > My name is Helga and I am a new voice on this list even though I have read > and enjoyed the listings for a while. I am 62 years old and was diagnosed > with PD at age 49 after 2 years of wondering if my symptoms were > psychosomatic or real. I am now on a regimen of Sinemet, Permax. Tasmar (I > was one of the original test people) and Symmetrel and at this point feel > pretty well adjusted. > > What I am writing about today are involuntary shivers I experience > throughout the day. They are like shudders when you feel cold, except they > go through my whole body all the way to my legs, somewhat like a current. > Neither my neurologist nor the GP seem to have an explanation, they just > smile and shrug them off as unimportant. They are obviously not life > threatening, rather an annoyance and sometimes embarrassing, mostly > puzzling. One likes to know what's going on in one's body. > > These shivers may have nothing to do with PD but I thought I'd check with > you to see if one of your many members has experienced something similar. > > Thanks, Helga > Helga, I also experience involuntary shivers from time to time.... This symptom comes and goes and is always unexpected. I first experienced uncontrollable shivers years before I knew I had PD. On occasion the shivers last as long as an hour. Sometimes I go for months without any shivers. Like you, I have no explanation. It does not seem tied to anything like temperature or the weather although I think the shivers can be harder to shake if you are cold or wet. (I live on the coast so cold and wet is pretty normal here). All the best ............ murray [log in to unmask]