Swallowing?

[shanaandbear]

The past few nights, I have been woken up by my swallowing reflex. I have had PD symptoms for the past six years and was diagnosed in early 2015. I became more aware of my swallowing, but it never woke me up before this. What PD meds can help with this? It is very unnerving...and makes it hard for me to relax and go back to sleep. I am currently on no meds...as Selegiline gave me chest tightness and C/L made me throw up. My doctor just suggested Requip, but I haven’t started taking it as of yet. I also haven’t told him about the swallowing annoyance yet. Any suggestions? What experiences have any of you had taking Requip? Swallowing problems? Thank you for your help!

[parkie13]

That immediate release Carbidopa levodopa made me vomit also. You could ask your doctor for a Carbidopa levodopa CR which stands for continuous release. This one is a generic, works well, is not too expensive.

[shanaandbear in reply to parkie13]

Thank you! Yes! I will ask him about that! Hugs!

[enjoysalud]

I have no suggestions, only encouragement to see your NEURO and tell him of all these new symptoms.

[shanaandbear in reply to enjoysalud]

Encouragement is good! 👍😘

[JAS9]

I was diagnosed about 6 years before you, and didn't take anything that helped. Four years ago I could no longer work and PD symptoms were getting much worse, including swallowing. I switched neuros and the new one tried giving me C/L as Sinemet. Like you I couldn't tolerate even a little bit of it. For another year I took nothing until I switched neuros again and the new one prescribed Rytary. I don't know what the differences are exactly, but Rytary is a good time-released version of C/L that I do well on. You might see if you can get a sample of it to try. It can be expensive, but there are ways around that if it works. Since then, almost all of my PD symptoms are better, including swallowing. I've only had 2 episodes of it in the past year and those were when I was congested.

[shanaandbear in reply to JAS9]

Thank you so much!!! I will ask my neuro about that! You give me some hope! Bless you!

[JAS9 in reply to shanaandbear]

I remember those days and nights well but not fondly. Good luck!

[M1tz1 in reply to shanaandbear]

Praying for you, shanaandbear. Hang in there.

[shanaandbear in reply to M1tz1]

THANK YOU!

[Jumex2017]

please try to do the shaker exercise.its quite a hard exercise but takes a few minutes only.It has helped my husband in swallowing. You can find in the internet.

[shanaandbear in reply to Jumex2017]

I will look it up and try it. Thanks!