Revised: The most comprehensive PD Symptoms Checklist I've ever seen, by MacBunch "The Voice of Parkinson's" can be requested by email: macbunch@hotmail.com.
Use it for preparing to see your physician, tracking symptoms and following results from medications or supplements. (Originally shared by RoyProp). Revised link:
AmyLindy,
That is like the mostest comprehensivist completist list I have ever seen!!!! 👍😊😊😊👍
It should be very useful for anyone who is getting ready to start a protocol or new med or new supplement. With that link it will be very easy to accurately track how you are responding to whatever addition you are making to your existing regimen! Even more useful for things that are supposed to take longer to take effect because the longer it takes to take effect, the easier it is to forget how you were when first started. Your link can resolve that problem and make any results over time very clear and tracking those results precise!
Thank you for adding this for all of the forum members! 👍😊😊😊👍
Art
Wow! Impressive work.
Maybe it is because I am on my phone, but I can't open it. Can someone post it if possible?
AmyLindy, thank you. This link will work: socpsg.com/uploads/1/0/8/7/...
This is excellent. Thanks again.
I made this into a PDF but I don't know how to add it here. I'll try to copy and paste:
Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
Arm Swinging - slowed or not at all - usually on one side when walking
Aspiration - food entering the lungs - can cause Pneumonia or death
Autonomic Nervous Sys. - decline - can affect many of the Body Functions
Awakening Earlier - tend to wake up earlier and earlier - need less sleep 25%
Back Pain - Lower - from mild to severe - aches - spasms - Lumbago
Balance - Dysequilibrium / Ataxia = movement loss
Bed - difficulty getting in / out - rolling over
Blood Pressure Low - low when standing up = falls - Orthostatic Hypotension20%
Bowels - incomplete elimination or absorption of nutrients - impaction
Brain Inflammation - swelling - Encephalitis -
Breath - shortness - shallow - Dyspnea - panting - wheezing - Hyperventilation
Breathing - difficulty breathing at night - Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea (PND)
Chewing - Choking - difficulties keeping food moving toward the throat
Cognitive Function - diminished problem solving / decision making
Cogwheel rigidity - jerky movements in arms / legs - stiffness
Communication - slow at finding the right word - recall - Aphasia
Comprehension - difficulty understanding
Constipation - causes drugs to be less effective 90%
Coordination - Ataxia - less in general - especially with small things
Cramping / Burning / Pins & Needles - Toes - Legs etc. - Dsyistonia
Daytime Sleepiness - Excessive - EDS - Somnolence 50%
Dexterity - Loss of - may need occupational therapy
Diarrhea - may be cause by Autonomic Nervous System decline
Digestion - difficulty fully digesting food - Gastroparesis
Dizziness - Fainting Syncope - Lightheadedness - Vertigo20%
Drooling - excessive saliva - Sialorrhea - Botox shots can help - every 3mo. 42%
Drug Effectiveness Diminished - during a Woman's period - Approx. by 25-30%
Dry Mouth - excessively dry - cheeks may 'stick' to your teeth - Xerostomia 25%
Dyskinesia - constant movements - dance like (Michael J. Fox)
Ears Ringing - Tinnitus - ringing or buzzing in the ears
Early Satiety - feeling full after a few bites of food ▼ Pressure Socks will help ▼l
Edema - Swelling of legs - water retention - consuming less salt can help - ▲
Erectile / Sexual Dysfunction - E.D. - may impair sexual activity 85%
Executive Functions - trouble forming / executing concepts - goals - plans
Exhaustion - Lacks Strength - Tiredness - at times, rest does not help 60%
Eye Lids - can’t open - Apraxia - Spasms = Blepharospasm - Botox may help
Eyes - Dry - Xerostomia + decreased blinking - slow - may cause Blurred Vision
Facial Expression - Hypomimia - "Masked Face" - no expression
Fainting - Syncope - unconsciousness - usually getting weak just before -
Falling - Due to Balance issues - PwP Experience 2X Fall vs Normal Seniors 60%
Fatigue - Physical / Mental weakness - resting will help50%
Finger and Toe Nail Thickening - gets thicker and stronger
Freezing in Position - Akinesia - take one Big step to help get moving 65%
Gait - Freezing Of Gait (FOG) stops walking / small steps / can't step forward
Gait - Festination - uncontrollable acceleration in gait
Head Nodding - involuntary - can be slow or fast - body undulating slowly
Headaches - mild to severe - Migraines
Heart Burn 37% / Regurgitation 31% / Chest Pain 28% - all parts of swallowing
Heart Palpitations - heart races intermittently
Hobbyism - collecting items to an extreme - (i
Internal Restlessness / Tremor - Akathisia - difficult to sit still - not Dyskinesia
Joints Cracking - Crepitus - fingers - elbows - knees - toes
Light Sensitivity - Pupilomotor - more sensitive to light - Photophobia
Medications - unpredictable / changeable results - test Brand vs Generic
Melanoma - greater % chance of Skin Cancer - Get checked 2x per yr. Men = 2-3x30%
Memory Loss or Changes - slower at recalling words - ideas
Movement - slowness of - Bradykinesia - 55% / limited range - Hypokinesia 55%
Movement - Difficulty initiating walking - Festiation - feel like glued to the floor
Movement - falling backwards - Retropulsion
Multi-Tasking - difficulty - causes anxiety / frustration - Be Careful Driving!
Muscle Jerks - Myoclonus or Spasms - Dsyistonia - muscle Atrophy
Nails (Finger / Toe) - become harder - increased ingrown nails
Nasal Draining - out of nowhere - unexplained - most times just one nostril
Nausea - Queasiness - Vomiting
Numbness - Tingling - Pins & Needles - in the arms and/or legs
Orthostatic Hypotension - Dizzy when standing - not enough blood to brain20%
Pain - Central - burning - scalding - stabbing - insects crawling on the skin80%
Pain - Dystonia - due to posture of arms - feet - joints - legs - neck
Pain - Nerves - Nerve Roots: compressed nerve roots - Neuralgia - Radicular
Pill-Rolling - rubbing the thumb with the forefinger - 'Pill-rolling Tremor'
Posture Instability - Hunched - Stooped over - problems standing - walking 35%
Pseudobulbar affect - burst out crying or laughing for no reason - PBA
Punding - taking something apart and putting it back together - and repeat 5%
R.E.M. Disorder - improper sleep - Rapid Eye Movement - don't reach 4th level 85%
Ratcheting - elbows - shoulders - temporary locking in position - see Shoulder
Restless Leg Syndromes (RLS) + Arms - constant moving - Mustard may help 20%
Rigidity - Akinesia - Less Range of Motion - arms, legs, neck, and torso
Rising from Seated Position - difficulty getting up - not in balance
Runny Nose - Excessive - Rhinorrhea 35%
Sexual Dysfunction - Men & Women - Less desire for sex
Shoulder - Rotator Cuff - painful - Ratcheting - can't sleep on that side
Skin - Dandruff - Flaky - Itchy - Oily - Rashes - Red - Seaborrhea - Shingles
Sleep / Insomnia - awaken often - can't fall / stay asleep 65%
Sleep Apnea - snoring - stop breathing - dangerous - Can cause Death
Sleep Problems - Frequent Awakening 40% - Early Awakening 25%
Smell - Loss of: - can diminish to zero - Anosmia / Hyposmia - Olfaction - up to 85%
Speaking - soft or low volume - Hypophonia 90%
Speech - hesitant - monotone - slurred - Dysarthria - difficult Articulation 90%
Speech - excessive fast speech - Tachyphemia - hard to understand
Speech - groping for the correct word - Aphasia or Dysnomia
Startle Easy - Hyperexplexia - very easily surprised
Stridor - loud high-pitched, wheezing sound - cause: airway obstruction
Stiffness / Spasticity - in arms, legs, and torso areas
Stomach Pain - no obvious reasons - bloating - IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Stress and Tension - can increase Tremors and lack of concentration 75%
Sweets - greater desire for sweets
Swallowing - difficulty with - Dysphagia - Aspiration Danger 62%
Sweating - increased or excessive - Hyperhidrosis - "night sweats"60%
Taste - loss of = Ageusia Partial loss = Hypogeusia goes with Loss of Smell
Tearing - excessive tearing for 20-40 seconds from only one eye or both
Teeth - more cavities - gum problems - may loose teeth - grinding
Temperature Sensitivity - more so to Hot and / or Cold than before
Thinking - Movements - slow and deliberate = Bradyphrenia - impaired 50%
Thirst - excessive - sporadic - Polydipsia - constant and extreme 'dry mouth'
Time Perception - difficulty determining time spans -
TMJ - Temporomandibular Joint Pain - jaw pain
Tremors - (At Rest) - arms - face - hands - head - jaws - legs - voice - 4-6 /sec. 80%
Turning / Rolling over in bed - difficult - satin sheets/clothing may help
Twitches - just below the skin - Fasciculations
Urination - frequently - incontinence - may dribble - urgency - Nocturnia
Vision - Blurred - Double = Diplopia - Depth P
Vision - Difficulty differentiating between Red and Green
Vitamin / Mineral Deficiency - B-12 & D-3 and
Vivid Dreams - may act out - get physical - may require separate beds
Walking - usually on one side: foot drag - no arm swing - shuffle - slow - stiff
Walking - quick short step - Festination - may over speed an fall
Weakness - Arms and Legs - Generalized Asthenia - head and neck
Weight - Gain ( ) or Loss ( ) - No obvious reason40%
Writing gets S m a l l e r - Micrographia - difficult to read - drugs can correct
Hi AmyLindy, edit your post and add this link instead socpsg.com/uploads/1/0/8/7/...
Problem is, so many of these are not just in Parkinson’s patients.
Been told I have symptoms of Parkinsonism
Revised Parkinson's Disease Tremor Control
Strange symptoms.
Natural Kaempferol Delays Parkinson’s Symptoms in Fruit Fly Model
Onset of Bilateral Symptoms
