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Parkinsons Symptoms: Treating Non Motor Parkinson’s Symptoms & Helping Advanced Parkinsons

Parkinsons symptoms affect millions of people worldwide.

Parkinsons disease treatments address the main Parkinson's symptoms: loss of movement, stiffness and tremors, with the mainstay of Parkinson’s disease treatments being dopamine replacement therapy.

See also: Early Symptoms of Parkinsons Disease

Non Motor Parkinsons Symptoms

Non motor Parkinson's symptoms also have a major impact on quality of life and must also be part of an individualized treatment plan.

Many of these symptoms can be treated with supplements, medication or physical therapy. No one can predict which symptoms will affect an individual patient, and the intensity of the symptoms also varies from person to person.

For instance, anxious and depressive symptoms have a different meaning in Parkinson's disease, and both must be routinely assessed in order to optimize quality of life:

• Researchers found that anxiety scores were the biggest predictors of loss of quality of life. (J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2009 Fall;21(4):413-9.)

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Compulsive Habits: Side effects of Parkinsons Medications

Impulse control disorders are being related by researchers to Parkinsons disease treatments such as Piribedil, and these include:

• pathological gambling

• hypersexuality

• punding, e.g. assembling and disassembling, collecting, or sorting household objects

• pathological use of the Internet

• restless leg syndrome

Repetitive compulsive behaviors have been repeatedly reported, so that these are now considered to be drug-related response complications:

“Pramipexole has been mainly related to these compulsions, although these disorders may occur when any dopaminergic agonist-based therapy is administered.”

(Impulse Control Disorder and Piribedil: Clin Neuropharmacol. 2009 Dec 3.)

• Treating the Side Effects of Parkinsons Medications

Stopping Parkinsons Symptoms; Helping Advanced Parkinsons

• The ideal therapy is one which PREVENTS neuro degeneration in the brain, thereby halting the progression of debilitating disease symptoms, say researchers at the Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. (Prog Brain Res. 2009;175:201-16)

• While Embryonic stem cells and gene therapy are promising therapeutic approaches, according to the Lancet, (2009 Aug 29;374(9691):684), it is also crucial to lessen side effects of Parkinsons medication, by providing the best neuro protection possible with diet, exercise and supplements.

• A Neuro protective diet is one rich in antioxidants – fruits and veggies.

• There are also clinically proven supplements – NUTRACEUTICALS – that are neuro – protective and will help delay symptoms and protect against the serious side effects of Parkinsons medications.

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Non-motor Parkinsons Symptoms:

The following symptoms have a substantial impact on Parkinson's disease patients and their quality of life, according to scientists NL Diaz and CH Waters at the Neurological Institute at Columbia University Medical Center:

• Cognitive Impairment Parkinson’s Symptoms -- Memory loss and slow thinking may occur, although the ability to reason remains intact. Whether people actually suffer intellectual loss (also known as Parkinsons dementia) is a controversial area still being studied.

• Mood Disorders & Depression as Parkinsons Symptoms -- This is a common problem and may appear early in the course of the disease, even before other symptoms are noticed. Depression may not be severe, but it may be intensified by the drugs used to treat other Parkinsons symptoms.

Some people with Parkinson's disease become fearful and insecure. Perhaps they fear they cannot cope with new situations. They may not want to travel, go to parties, or socialize with friends. Some lose their motivation and become dependent on family members. Others may become irritable or uncharacteristically pessimistic.

• Constipation and Urinary Parkinsons Symptoms -- For some people, symptoms include bladder and bowel problems which is due to the improper functioning of the autonomic nervous system, which is responsible for regulating smooth muscle activity.

Some people may become incontinent while others have trouble urinating. In others, constipation may occur because the intestinal tract operates more slowly. Constipation can also be caused by inactivity, eating a poor diet, or drinking too little fluid.

• Gastrointestinal Parkinson’s Symptoms -- Difficulty in swallowing and chewing is common because muscles used in swallowing may work less efficiently in later stages of the disease. In these cases, food and saliva may collect in the mouth and back of the throat, which can result in choking or drooling

• Sleep problems as Parkinson’s Symptoms -- These include difficulty staying asleep at night, restless sleep and restless legs, nightmares and emotional dreams, and drowsiness during the day. It is unclear if these symptoms are related to the disease or to the medications used to treat Parkinson's disease.

Links:

• Reversing Parkinsons Symptoms: New Neuro Protective Discoveries

• Treating Side Effects of Parkinsons Medications: Glutathione Parkinsons Disease

Late Stage Parkinsons Symptoms & Helping Non Motor Parkinson’s Symptoms of Advanced Parkinsons

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