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Hi everyone -
I'm not quite ready to do a full-blown introductory post, but I wanted to
ask a question of the group about a potential symptom, particularly during
very early onset.

Has anyone else here had in the past, or have now, a sense that they can
feel their heartbeat constantly in their body, particularly in their upper
torso, neck, head, hands and arms? I found only one reference to anything
like this in PD materials online.

Recently I've had this sense and I can feel my pulse almost everywhere,
usually when I'm at rest (along with a general sense of slightly shaky
anxiety throughout my body). I don't have a typical tremor in my hand(s) but
I do have a slight shake that's perfectly in time with my pulse and is
particularly noticable to me, if still subtle in a way, when I'm holding a
piece of paper and trying to read something. It's equal in both hands,
although my right shoulder feels more tense (and that's the one I swing less
when walking).

Thanks in advance,
Michael