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Parkinson's Disease | Last Active: Dec 7 2:32pm | Replies (532)
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@hopeful33250

Hello @tllaes

I am so pleased that your wife has such a good caregiver as yourself. I am sorry to hear that her PD symptoms have accelerated as a result of her surgery.

I have never used Rytary but I do know of others who have used it and were very positive about the results. I see that you have talked with your wife's doctor regarding the increased rigidity and he indicated that it would resolve itself with time. Did he give you any timeline when this might happen? Has he tried your wife on any other meds?

I hope that your wife begins to feel better. I hope that you post again.

Teresa

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tllaes | @tllaes | Jun 27, 2018

Thanks Teresa,
As I learn more I will communicate the same. The Dr didn't give me a timeline about the rigidity decreasing. It comes and goes and is definitely associated with stressful situations. She is doing PT twice a week and will start Speech Therapy and OT next week as well. In the past we did use Azilect along with the Carbo/Levodopa I mention before. We stopped the Azilect post surgery as it was causing a drop in her Blood Pressure.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jun 28, 2018

@tllaes Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, most PD meds do cause low blood pressure. I wish you both well.

I look forward to hearing from you again. We all learn from each other's experiences.

Teresa

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