Day by Day with Parkinson's and Peripheral Neuropathy

I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and Peripheral Neuropathy in 2006, but my symptoms seemed to take a turn in a different direction in late 2007. The current diagnosis is Essential Myoclonus. You will find record here of a my journey - coping with the testing, the medicines, nutrition, digestion problems, exercise, the emotions, and no telling what else!

Monday, October 23, 2006

Still Increasing Requip Doses

I'm still increasing the dose size of the Requip very gradually, and this week I'm only taking the half Sinemet and Lodocyn twice a day. I'm not up to a full Requip dose yet, because my walking is not up to normal yet. I can still feel the trembling, particularly on my right side. I can't balance on my right foot, either, and it's still difficult to go down steps without holding on and being very careful. But it's getting there. I see the Neurologist again the first week in November, so he should be able to tell by then just how much more Requip I need. Hopefully, when I get off the Sinemet, my tummy will settle down completely. I sure hope so.

I'm continuing to try to get just as much exercise as I can, and we're eating as healthy as we possibly can, too. I've even started back to putting items on eBay. That's something I just about had quit doing, while I was so sick with the colitis, and when I was having so much trouble walking. I need to get back to a regular routine, though. We can't keep going to the estate sales if I don't start selling some of our purchases, right?

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