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Parkinson's Disease | Last Active: Aug 8 10:25am | Replies (6)
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My husband was in Vietnam and exposed to Agent Orange and has Parkinson's. The VA now takes responsibility for service members with this background and will provide medical care. My husband also has PTSD and I was concerned, like you, that Sinemet would make his PTSD symptoms worse. He recently started taking it and his physical symptoms have improved, with less tremor and more physical strength. Physical Therapy has helped too.
In my personal, professional experience, the best help for PTSD is a trained therapist who combines hypnotherapy and EMDR.
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Hello @jojok and welcome to Mayo Connect. I appreciate you sharing about your husband's experiences with Agent Orange, PD and PTSD. It really does become a complicated health issue.
We have some other discussions which you might find helpful. Some of them are older so there may not be a lot of recent posts, but I'm sure you will see what other Vietnam Vets are dealing with. Here is a link to one discussion.
--Tremors and post-polio syndrome and agent orange
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/essential-tremors-and-post-polio-syndrome-and-agent-orange-exposure/
You say that your husband's symptoms have improved with Physical Therapy. What are his most troublesome symptoms now?