Stomach flu can be a relatively simple infection for a healthy person, which I am. But I have PD and I take Sinemet and Selegiline. Here is what happened: I got the effects of the bug and diarrhea started, muscle soreness and fatigue followed quickly thereafter. I had no appetite but kept eating a bit and I kept on my medication schedule. Then the PD symptoms got exacerbated, in my case mostly rigidity, muscle soreness and bradykinesia. The fatigue was crippling and soreness was very unpleasant. It was as if I had stopped Sinemet suddenly. I realized that Sinemet is absorbed in the intestine and my Dr stated it is not all parts of the intestine that allow this absorption to take place, so when the intestine goes in overdrive, expect Sinemet to be only partly absorbed (because it is moved fast) and expect PD to take that opportunity to come out with a vengeance. When I realized this, I took more Sinemet and it worked but I was also recovering from the infection at the same time. Next time my intestin goes in high gear, I will be ready to compensate by taking more Sinemet as needed. I thought that the virus was really bad, it wasn't; it was the compounding with PD.
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What happens if we are not able to keep food down and or our meds? What would a parkinsons patient do then? That would mean no meds would be in our system.That scares me
Good question, I don`t have an answer, just presenting a situation as I perceived it. If we have a fast running stomach, the meds can wash out. To me it means that if this is happening for more than a day or 2 we need to consult a Dr.
I had a similar reaction from the flu regarding symptoms but had no diarrhea but rather a head cold and no appetite and felt nauseous but didn't throw-up. It felt as if I wasn't on medication and really scared me at the time. I figured out that the flu essentially stopped the absorption of the medication in my stomach.
This is a good article regarding what happens when you get the flu and what can go wrong even in a healthy person, getscience.com/biology-expl....
On the subject of flu shots, I would like to mention a flu shot issue that is more common than it is ever mentioned by the medical community or the FDA.
A friend of mine got a flu shot at his doctors insistence and against his own wishes because hid doctor was adamant that he should have the shot as a precautionary measure. Well he got the shot in his left arm near the shoulder and within three days, he had a lot of pain in his left shoulder so he asked his doctor about it and his doctor told him it was normal and that it should go away shortly. Now, months later, my friends shoulder continues to be painful everyday and he can no longer use his left arm normally or raise his left arm. His doctor told him that this rarely happens, but it does happen and sometimes the patient never fully recovers from it even after months or years! It would have been nice if the doctor would have mentioned it before giving him the flu shot!
As it turns out this is fairly common and is referred to as "SIRVA" or " shoulder injury related to vaccine administration". It is so common that there are attorneys who specialize in these cases, because some people never recover from this shoulder injury and apparently my friend is one of those who do not recover! Initially it was thought that SIRVA only occurred if the vaccine was administered improperly and too close to the shoulder, but now it is known that SIRVA can occur even if the vaccine is injected properly! SIRVA can happen from other than flu vaccines also!
Here is a 2019 PubMed article that discusses the problem, but the problem has been known about for over seven years and is generally under reported because people do not always make the connection between a flu shot and on going shoulder pain that greatly reduces your range of motion in that arm and brings significant pain with it!
Needless to say my friend is pissed and will never have another flu shot! I just think everyone should be made aware of the potential to get SIRVA when getting a vaccine injection of any type whether it is done right or not!
Vaccine patent owners, producers, and vaccination delivery agents too often pull the wool over our eyes. The myth of vaccination safety is a prime example of gobbledygook.
Vaccines are a huge money industry and the fact that many drug stores give them as part of their everyday business is a clue to just how lucrative it is. Almost every local drug store in my area has banners advertising them!
Whenever a lot of money is involved, it is common to see deception and not the full truth. Vaccines definitely have value, but the tremendous amount of money involved in their making and delivery to the end user can definitely be an incentive to make sure that "full disclosure" about them will not likely see the light of day if it can affect the profit in any way.
I never heard of it, it's really good to know. I won't get a flu shot, there's a lot of information in support of not getting it. Our freedom of choice is getting annihilated.
Thank you @hercules957 for sharing this! I am experiencing the very symptoms you describe here. Unimaginably weak, diarrhea, no appetite and my tremors are out of control. It didn’t occur to me that the C/L was affected by the ‘bug’ I seem to have (altho I did comment to my husband that it seemed like it wasn’t working at all).
I’ll increase my dosage for a day or two and see if that makes a difference. Thanks again for sharing. It couldn’t have been more timely for me!
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