Hi. I was dx 1 month ago. 2 years ago I developed a dragging sensation in my left leg that graduated to a limp and then worsened.

[chris3274]

I have no pain. Strickly motor nerves.

Employed Chiropractic and Accupuncture treatments and actually felt improvement in the beginning. Then it worsened. I am on sinement, 25/ 2 x a day. All of a sudden I have shallow breathing and feel like I have a "hiatal hernia". My solar plexus hurts when I push in. Is this a side effect of my meds. do you think? How could I only have a leg problem and in one month after being dx degenerate into other syptoms. I understand that the meds can mimic PD symtoms.

I reduced my dosage after 2 weeks due to my leg twitching and jumping at night. That worked. Thanks for any help.

[wifeofparky]

Have you discussed this with your Movement Disorder Specialist or Neurologist? You could be experiencing anxiety now that you have a diagnosis. I'd call and make an appointment ASAP.

[shetawk]

You'll get a lot of help here.

Call your doctor about your symptoms. If you are taking other meds, google them together and see what comes up; do that for herbs and supplements, too.

Can't give you advice about your meds because I'm not familiar with it. I take amantadine.

Here are a couple of freebees for you :

Go to National Parkinson Foundation and get a free kit with valuable info, which meds are better and worse with PD and medic alert bracelet. awareincare.org/

Get free DNA analysis 23andme.com/pd/

If you have live support group close by, join it.

Good luck and keep us up to date.

[chrismw]

Hey Chis--the other posts offer good advice. But from my own experience I can tell you pd meds are difficult for my body to regulate. Each time I start a new drug or titrate dosing I experience new or slightly different effects. I was dx almost 5 years ago and unfortunately the only consistency of my pd and pd meds is the inconsistency.

Hang in there,

C.

[PatV]

Your PD sounds just like mine! Same start up. At first sinemet helped. Almost looked and felt 'NORMAL'. Then a colonoscopy set off ab pain and a series of accidents -- now I have a red hot pain in my left lower ab and pain in knees. I did develop a hernia. Those affected muscles extend up to the ab from leg. I'll let you know if I get any help with this.

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Thank you all for the responses to my question. I will call my doctor. I believe that since I already had a mimic symtom its the meds. tx