I have a personal interest in this. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 5 years ago.
I’m sorry to hear this—my dad is now in his 15th year of Parkinson’s. My advice: when you take your LevaDopa, watch very carefully how it seems to work based on your sleep cycles and when you eat. My dad found eating less was best—he keeps a log tracking his symptoms with the meds because the doctors don’t really individualize the medication. They just prescribe it but there’s a real art to it—trial and error on the part of the patient.
I visited him today—his best hours are now between 10 am and noon. He says he “turns into a pumpkin” after 4 pm these days. So we are mindful of the rhythms of his day.
I was DX’ed 8 weeks ago. I read everything I can find on Parkinson’s. This sounds like the best yet.