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>From: "Charles T. Meyer, M.D." <[log in to unmask]> > I know from personal experience and my PD patients when I was in practice > that stress exacerbated PD symptoms. When epinepherine and norepinepherine > are secreteted as a stress response people tend to tremble. This is how I feel often, as I have a new (for a month now), stressful, career-making or breaking job and I feel trembly much of the time. I have a muscle spasm in my right shoulder that comes and goes, coming more than going lately, and this is the arm I don't swing as much when walking (the first symptom I ever noticed). Plus I've been feeling more depressed and anxious as well and am finally about to take the plunge of retaining a regular weekly therapist. I was recently reading a list of the warning signs of depression and I matched 6 of the 7 listed symptoms (and have, I now realize, for many years). Mind you, I haven't even been diagnosed officially with PD yet by an MD, but, ya know, I just have this funny feeling......