Re: Mental Symptoms

[chuck bulch <bulch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Daniel,
I am a relatively newbie to this PD Crap and I have to fight every day to keep a
half-way positive attitude, and that is with taking anti depressives.  I'd 
probably
be a total
basket case w/o them.  I really can't understand how some of  these people on 
this
net have retained their sense of humour or regained it if that is the case.

 I believe I probably had PD about five years before I was diagnosed, but I  
have had
very few good days since Oct 6, 98.  I don't think I suffer from dementia but I 
have
so much pain, cramps, rigidity , freezing, etc. that I do find myself getting
confused sometimes.

This is a brief reply to say thank you for choosing this topic.  But, should 
you need
any more info' after you hear from the adults on the pieNET I would be most 
happy to
hear
from you on the net or privately.  The only thing I can promise you is you will 
get
the
straight facts as I see them.

Marie

M. Marie McNeely
 64/62/60?



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Daniel Myers wrote:

> My name is Daniel Myers and I am a first year medical student.  I am currently
> doing extra-curricular research on Parkinson\'s Disease but much to my 
> dismay, am
> unable to find very much information on the mental and phsycological effects 
> of
> PD.  Do sufferers commonly experience symptoms of dementia, depression,
> confusion etc or are symptoms largely limited to physical movement?   I would
> sincerely appreciate any reply from sufferers,experience in PD.
> Please forgive me for my ignorance.
>
> - Daniel