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Hello @nova11723

My understanding is that people on farms might be exposed to contaminated groundwater and other environmental toxins. (This is also true of veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange.)

Here is a link to an article from the Mayo Clinic website about Parkinson's: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/parkinsons-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20376055

If you scroll down the article, you will see a heading titled, Causes. Here, environmental factors are mentioned, such as well water.

Here is a link to an article from the Davis Phinney Foundation, titled "A Primer on Parkinson's for the Newly Diagnosed":
https://davisphinneyfoundation.org/blog/a-primer-on-parkinsons-for-the-newly-diagnosed/
How are you feeling? What are your most bothersome symptoms at the current time?

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@hopeful33250 I see. Okay, thanks. Hopefully, research can give more insight into how Parkinsons is caused to help with developing even better treatment options.

My most bothersome symptoms? Maybe the impact of stress on my sleep and medication effectiveness. It can be frustrating when stress, especially when the source of it is not completely clear, suddenly renders my medication dosage insufficient. I guess on the positive side, this forces me to deal with stress much faster.