Revealation by a PD patient (I)

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: Revealation by a PD patient

As an Early parkinson's patient is fully aware he does not accept that he has symptoms of PD even have been diagnosed by doctors.. He treats it as an aging process as the result the patient end up with Parkinson's progression. Besides Parkinson's has symptoms with other related diseases and some doctors wrongly diagnosed as an age aging process. I am one of the sufferer's. It takes me four years to be treated as Parkinson's patient. I am fortunate that my PD is slow progression.as I do daily exercises far ahead for changes of my body.movement. The late Parkinson's treatment aggravates the sickness further and could not to be normal and enjoy good quality life. Therefore a good start to tackling health issues is to understand the diseases themselves. As an early PD patient I experience emotional disorders - anxiety,depression, apathy, uncertainties and stress. Do you experience the above
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Dr. FernandezJoined: 20 Jan 2007Posts: 90
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject:

I fully agree with you, my friend, education is power! That is why we have this free website/discussion forum sponsored by the National Parkinson Foundation and we have the free educational booklets for you. Just ask for them and NPF will mail them to your home. Or join a PD support group and these booklets will be out there for you to to take. There is so much to learn about PD than your doctor can tell you during your office visit with him/her. Yes, depression is experienced by 40-50% of PD patients, anxiety and apathy by 20-30%. Medications can help with depression and anxiety but not much for apathy. Best of luck to you! Yours,_________________Hubert H. Fernandez
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