Hi - I am rather new here and so far, am liking it a lot. I was misdiagnosed with lupus when I was 32 and eventually was correctly diagnosed with YOPD. Looking back, I can see the progression of PD, while thinking it was lupus and why was I not seeing a change while being treated. Tricky diseases.
Anyhow, I try to be encouraging, offering hope, insight, and wisdom obtained through my journey with PD. I seek to do that through my website, Parksinson's Journey (parkinsonsjourney.com). I bring this up, as one of the big issues I am concerned about and am trying to bring awareness to the PD community is the drug Haloperidol. If you have never heard of this drug or its side effects for people with PD, please go here to read about it and please, pass the message on.
First article: parkinsonsjourney.com/urgen...
Second follow-up: parkinsonsjourney.com/ill-s...
Last/latest article: parkinsonsjourney.com/updat...
And, just last week I received another letter from a grieving son re: a woman (his mother) who died from being given Haldol (another name for the drug Haloperidol) after it specifically said not to administer it to her via her dr. in her hospital chart but the nurse thought better. The woman had PD.
If you have any info/personal experience with this drug, can you share your thoughts with me? Thanks.
p.s. - There are several broken links on my site right now, so if you click on something that doesn't work, I apologize!