Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are not typical for
Parkinson disease.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using HCM.
Your symptoms are not typical for Parkinson disease. Parkinson disease consists of a progressive and irreversible loss of
dopamine sensitive brain cells. Its symtoms vary, depending on the stage of the disease, but are always manifested symetrically. Tremor (trembling of arms and fingers) especially increases when trying to approach the target (a glass of water toward the mouth), rigidity (slow movements of the upper and lower limbs), speaking and
swallowing difficulties due to impaired laryngeal and esophageal muscles function, etc... The diagnosis of Parkinson disease is mainly made by clinical symptoms. The diagnostic imaging exams serve only to exclude other diseases. Treatment consists of dopamine restoring medications such as: Levodopa or Sinemet (a dual combiantion of Levodopa with Carbidopa in a single tablet).
Amantadine (an
antiviral drug which has been shown effective in improving Parkinson symtoms) may be included into the treatment. Deprenyl (
Selegiline) is a MAO-Inhibitor which is also a possible choice to be added to Parkinson treatment.
So what to do next ?
Try not to get stressed because it may be related to your symptoms or may aggravate them.
Try to have a balanced life, not to work with extended hours and to sleep well.
In case of increasing tremor or development of any new symptom , please
consult a neurologist.
Hope this is helpful.
Let me know if you need more clarifications. Otherwise please close and rate the answer.
Kind Regards,
Dr. Juarda