Did PD start on your right side or left side?

[Jess123dog]

I am interested to know if your symptoms started on your less dominate side, I am VERY right handed and my symptoms are mainly in my left arm at the moment. I wondered if this is because this side is weaker? If this is a thing no doubt someone will have researched it?

[RoyFrance]

My PD started with dragging my right foot and dribbling from the right side of my mouth. I'm very much right handed. Hope this helps.

[Beachgoddess in reply to RoyFrance]

have you found anything that helps to not drag your foot? My husband has the same problem, He is going back to PT soon. He just wishes could walk normal.

[RoyFrance in reply to Beachgoddess]

I'm taking Madopar 4 x 100/25 each day and at the moment I'm walking normally.

[cgreg]

I am left-handed and my right side is affected by PD.

[jocelyng]

Very right handed and everything is on my right side :(.

[jimcaster in reply to jocelyng]

I am very right handed and all my symptoms are on my right side.

[Stillstandingstill]

I'm right handed and it's my left side that's affected so far 3 years in.

[Jana86]

Right handed and first symptoms were on my left side; now 10 years since DX, and is bilateral. Return of symptoms in off periods still starts on the left; my left upper arm is always more painful and can be stiff to the point of useless. Tremor affects both to the same degree.

[Missy0202]

Right handed, and tremor started on right hand

[PixelPaul]

I'm right-hand dominant and my symptoms first appeared on the right side. Although these days I would consider myself left-hand dominant, since PD has limited my right side coordination.

[SAGoodman]

Mine is on right side, I am (was) right side dominant

[hmm777]

I am right-handed, and my symptoms started on the right side.

[RBan]

Right handed and PD started on the right side

[PDFree]

Left handed, left side affected. Glad you asked this, I wondered too.

[Stillstandingstill]

Any right handed but left symptom PWP have intention tremor rather than resting? Just testing a theory after seeing this noted elsewhere (also applies to me).

[ScooterF]

I too am right handed and my symptoms are predominantly on my left side.

[Jess123dog]

Bang goes my theory then, looks like handedness does not play a part, I feel 'lucky' then that it affects my left and I am right handed.

[bassofspades]

Rt side for me. My dominant side. Left came later and not as bad. I learned to do a lot more with my left.

[pdpatient]

I'm right handed. I had tremor in my right hand, right thumb to start with. 11 years in and only now seems to be affecting the left side arm.

[Smittybear7]

My symptoms started on my right side, somewhat dragging my foot, and tremors. I am right handed.

[Daisies22]

I am right handed when it comes to writing, for everything else I prefer to use my left hand and foot. For instance, I always carry my handbag on my left shoulder, if I have to climb stairs I always start with my left foot, I used to play basketball at school always using my left hand. Strangely, my first and only symptom at the time of my diagnosis was that within a few months my whole body became relatively slow as if I was carrying a bag of stones. It was bilateral, affecting both sides of my body to exactly the same extent. This has not changed since my diagnosis five years ago.I have whole-body shaking which is also bilateral and equally bad on both sides.

[carrow_road]

Right handed and right hand/arm tremor.

[Psalmody]

I’m right handed and symptoms are on right

[Cutie2001]

I’m right handed and PD started on my right, first is right leg with tremors then pain in right ankle, my hand is stiffed so I have to do hand exercises. I also have neck pain and shoulder blade pain but only on the left. Besides that, I am aching from head to toe

[Jess123dog in reply to Cutie2001]

Cutie2001, have you looked into Vit B1 (Thiamine) Therapy? I am on it and it is working great so far.

[Cutie2001 in reply to Jess123dog]

Yes, I have been on B1 for the last 2 years, 500mg once a day, should I increase it and if so how much and how often? Thank you for your reply.

[Jess123dog in reply to Cutie2001]

Are you in the Facebook group? Lots of good advice in there. If you take too much your symptoms come back, I am now on a much lower dose. facebook.com/groups/parkins...