Parkinson's and Agent Orange

Posted by airdelivery @airdelivery, Jul 11, 2024

I was in Vietnam for 21 months, and flew hundreds of missions on C-130's and C 23's. I remember falling on floors of planes as they were slippery where drums of agent orange had leaked and some had sprayed agent orange. I was also at Camp Lejeune, for two years. I'm pretty sure I have Parkinson's, and was described Parkinson medication to try. Another person told me I should not take it unless I had a lot of pain. The reason for this is I have PTSD, and I was told that this medication can cause some pretty bad effects in people with PTSD. My neurologist was upset, and told me I should see a movement specialist because of my refusal to take the medication. It takes so long to get to see a neurologist. I would love to find a neurologist who is also familiar with agent orange.

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Well I was diagnosed about a year ago I have two tours in Iraq along with many training sessions at Fort McClellan in Alabama

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Well I was diagnosed about a year ago I have two tours in Iraq along with many training sessions at Fort McClellan in Alabama

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@armyranger57 - did you have agent orange exposure? Did your diagnosing doctor believe that your diagnosis related to past exposures?

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