"When I was diagnosed with Parkinson's in August 2019, a doctor told me that Sinemet (Levodopa/Carbidopa), the starter drug of choice, often runs its course in 5 years, and for 50% of the people, it stops working after 5 years."
"Then my wife pointed out that a couple of fingers on my left hand were tapping, first just a bit and then more and more often. She also noticed that my left hand was often curled tightly into a fist when I slept and she even tried to pry them loose, but they curled back again."
"In no particular order I have developed these new symptoms: I am always exhausted, needing to sleep far more than my pre-Parkinson's 7 hours; My usually healthy appetite has disappeared and often I just don't feel like eating; My voice quality vacillates from my normal voice (which is on the high side) to a hoarse vocal quality."
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