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I just watched a long video on the subject of atypical Parkinsonism. One sign is that tremor doesn't respond well to sinemet. Of the diseases that mimic PD, it's a short list but all of them are lethal and preceded by dementia. Yikes! I thought I had atypical PD because I don't have signs like slow movement. But I have tremor in my dominant hand and my handwriting is so bad even I can't read what I've written. Now I'm hoping it is PD, a condition that won't kill me. I may go back to using sinemet.

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Don’t panic. Many of us with regular Pd are not responsive to senimet in regards to tremor. As time progresses you may develop slowness and stiffness in which the senemit works better for.

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Could be essential tremor.

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