Im 52 and down to 48% vital lung capacity due to PD.
IBreathing problems in Parkinson’s disease: a common problem, rarely diagnosed
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease.
Although James Parkinson, in 1817, described breathing abnormalities in his “Essay on the shaking palsy”, there has been limited research on this important non-motor symptom.
I got horrible respiratory dyskinesia from agonists, I still get a little from C/L but just biphasic. I think for many the dyskinesia is a cause of breathing issues. I had never heard it talked about until I explained to my MDS that I felt like my diaphragm was spasming. I will never try an agonist again!
You might want to check your medications. Go to Drugs.Com, search the medication and then look at the side effects. We have been helping a neighbor, who, when he cut out one medication, he no longer had problems breathing.
i appreciate that advice. i have 2 pulmonologists and we hve been tracking the progressive loss in FEV1........vital lung capacity overall.........it is entirely sinemet responsive...........no interstitial scarring nothing crazy just.......paralysis. agitans. i play pd alchemy all the time a bit o this a bit o that ......whack a mole......cheers!
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