Wrong diagnosis of Parkinson disease

Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:47 pm Post subject: Wrong diagnosis of Parkinson disease

My mother was treated for Parkinsons based on the symptoms.

She was taking medicines for 6 years. Last couple of months we stopped the medicines as Doctor felt that she is not a parkinson patient.

We can able to see slight improvement.Can anyone tell me what is the effect of taking medicines without Parkinson?

Will it create real parkinson? Please help me.
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Dr. OkunJoined: 19 Jan 2007Posts: 251Location: University of Florida
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:33 am Post subject:

In general we believe that there are no ill effects from taking medicines for Parkinson if you do not have it, however this topic has not been thoroughly researched. We are always concerned that taking high doses of medicine early in Parkinson may prime the system later for complications, although this doesn't happen much anymore in practice. The theoretical concern would be exposure to PD drugs and then later developing PD---would the system be primed in some negative way. We don't know. In short I believe you will be ok and should not worry too much about this. Be sure you have seen a movement diosrders neurologist as I have seen several cases where they discontinue medications and 5 years down the road a specialist diagnoses PD...the trick was how the meds were administered._________________Michael S. Okun, M.D.
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