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Suggest Possible Medication For Parkinson S Disease
My mum is suffering from Parkinson s for the last 6 yrs. She has been prescribed syndopa 125(1 each) 4 times a day and Ropark(once a day in the morning). Besides, she has been prescribed targit(twice/day) and nebistar(1/day) because her pressure is 170/100 and does not seem to come down much. Apart from the tremors in hand, she suddenly becomes stiff, unable to move at all. she has to be given a slight pull by someone. her memory and sense of smell seems to be ok. She gets a swelling on her ankles as well. Please advise..
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
Hello,
If your mother responded POSITIVELY (meaning robustly) to the SYNDOPA she was given back in the day and she continues to enjoy good relief from each dose she takes then, it may be worth taking her for a surgical consultation to see what her candidacy for either DBS (deep brain stimulation) therapy may be or a GI device called DUODOPA which is an intestinal gel that is continuously pumped into the intestine.
He sudden STIFFNESS or freezing is not uncommonly seen in Parkinson's Disease but if she were also (for argument's sake) UNRESPONSIVE or looking as if she were "zoning out" then, you should mention this to the neurologist (or even film an episode) to consider the possibility of a type of epileptic episode which require a workup and other treatment if an EEG were to discover this as a problem.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
If your mother responded POSITIVELY (meaning robustly) to the SYNDOPA she was given back in the day and she continues to enjoy good relief from each dose she takes then, it may be worth taking her for a surgical consultation to see what her candidacy for either DBS (deep brain stimulation) therapy may be or a GI device called DUODOPA which is an intestinal gel that is continuously pumped into the intestine.
He sudden STIFFNESS or freezing is not uncommonly seen in Parkinson's Disease but if she were also (for argument's sake) UNRESPONSIVE or looking as if she were "zoning out" then, you should mention this to the neurologist (or even film an episode) to consider the possibility of a type of epileptic episode which require a workup and other treatment if an EEG were to discover this as a problem.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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