Brain

[M-o-ggy]

My brain feels as if it is clenching. It only lasts a few seconds The after effects seem to linger. Is this a Parkinson symptom?

[stocktiki]

I used to get a clenching like feeling from the sides of my head abive ears during panic attacks prior to PD. Dunno if that helps?

[M-o-ggy in reply to stocktiki]

Thank you , it feels as if the front temporal area is clenching. I just thought I would ask

[pdpatient]

Did you ask your doctor?

[M-o-ggy in reply to pdpatient]

It's happened 2/3 times. Thought to ask the very knowledgeable people on here.

It will bec about 2 weeks to get a Dr appointment unless I can persuade the triage nurse and receptionist that it needs instant attention.

[pdpatient in reply to M-o-ggy]

M-o-ggy . I understand that. But If I were you, I would go to the emergency room because the causes described are between two extremes. I hope that it makes sense

[M-o-ggy in reply to pdpatient]

My apologies but what do you mean when you say 'between two extremes '

[pdpatient in reply to M-o-ggy]

I am not trying to alarm you and I am not offering medical advice. I did have someone experience this after a concussion suffered from a closing door hitting them on the head. The doctor had to prescribe them medication and it was a long recovery. You didn't say anything about any kind of hit to the head.

I was only going from the perspective of the initial phone triage where they said it could be either very simple or very serious and an in person evaluation was best.

From what you are describing, it doesn't seem like it was / is not life threatening. Even so, you can appreciate why as lay Parkinson's patients, we would be reluctant to offer a definitive opinion.

Makes sense?

[M-o-ggy in reply to pdpatient]

This makes a lot of sense. Thank you

[gomelgo]

Happens to me sometimes. My temples and base of the neck tend to clench some mornings. But awareness brings relief. Are you able to unclench?

[M-o-ggy in reply to gomelgo]

It is the area between the temples/sides of head, on the inside. Quite an odd feeling it's as if it clenches The internal area feels different for a while after. The neck,head,shoulder muscles seem quite relaxed.

[gomelgo in reply to M-o-ggy]

I read in The Brain's WAy of Healing that imagining blue black with eyes closed could relax that area and relax the eyes. Going to try it.

[JohnPepper]

Good Morning. I am not a doctor but, I have had Parkinsons (PD) since 1992. If you do have PD and you want to do something about it, without taking expensive medication, none of which reverses PD, then do what I started doing in 1994.

I started to walk as fast as I could, for as long as I could, for a maximum of 1 hour every 2nd day. By 1997, I had no signs of PD, so I continued the fast walking, right up until 5 years ago, when I started with other health problems.

Fast walking produces GDNF in the brain and that GDNF REVERSES PD. THOSE ARE ALL FACTS! GDNF stands for GLIAL DERIVED NEUROTRPHIC FACTOR. Glial cells are brain cells and they produce DOPAMINE

GDNF produces DOPAMINE, the shortage of which is the cause of PD.

I am now 89 years old. I have had PD for 32 years and am still able to do the fast walking. I am still PD-free but my walking has got worse, due to age and I have had .a couple of falls.

Today I have decided to give up the walking and do as much exercise as I can, on a daily basis, hoping that it will keep me free of the PD.

I have been all over the English-speaking world, giving talks to other PD patients and, even those who could not walk at all, but could all still stand up on their own two feet. Not one single person with PD was, unable to walk normally after I had shown them how!

Put in the effort, every second day, and you will become PD-free. Don't think you will be able to walk fast for one hour, right from the beginning! NEVER WALK FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR

I started by walking slowly at the beginning, until my muscles were warm. Then I started the fast walking and, as soon as I was unable to go any further, at that speed, I stopped and looked at the time. I continued for many mnths before I was able to walk as fast as possible , for one hour.

The medical profesion know all this but they do not tell us, I assume it is because it does not involve any medication and they are taught to prescribe medication. The drug industry is not interested because it does not involve any medication.

Good luck!

[njst in reply to JohnPepper]

Good luck for you too and thank you for your help and advices