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@dpgigov71

Thank you very much for the quick response @hopeful33250.
Currently my symptoms are not that strong. My medications compensate them approximately 95%. Sill I have some issues with my left arm. It moves in a strange way and sometimes is getting numb. Same issue with my left leg, but it is not so visible. And I don’t have tremors.
As I said, my medications compensate the symptoms approximately 95%, but this comes on a high cost. I suffer from a lot side effects. I have a severe Insomnia – I sleep no more than 3-4 hours at the most. And this is not a continuous period. During the day I feel sleepy and it affects the quality of my work.
I also have severe seborrhea, which is very annoying.
Very often I have powerful headaches and dizziness.
On the positive side, I do some sports. I run 5 kilometers every second day. Going to the gym 3 times a week and I’m trying to do 10 000 steps every day.
Again thanks for the provided information and useful links.

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It is good that your meds are helping with your symptoms, @dpgigov71, but I certainly understand the side effects, especially the fatigue. You mention that you don't sleep well. Are you taking the meds close to bedtime?

I am glad that you are exercising. That is a very important part of PD treatment. As you make a decision about DBS, I would appreciate hearing from you again.

Here are some other discussions regarding DBS on Connect. I'd encourage you to read them but understand that everyone's response to this treatment is different and the need for proper, ongoing DBS adjustments as time goes on is very important.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/deep-brain-stimulation-dbs/