Posted by Sad Panda on July 4, 2004, at 10:16:59
In reply to Re: Anyone here with movement disorders » Sad Panda, posted by 2ndXround on July 2, 2004, at 23:24:25
> King and Panda
> THANKYOU!
> You both made such sense.
> You are right...who cares how I got it, or where I got it...the fact is, I HAVE IT!
> The doctors have seen have been focusing so much on the Prozac, they tend to get side tracked... they have forgotten there is still a person suffering who needs help.
> In fact.....after reading your advice to me, I realized doctors have been known to make mistakes when they make assumptions about a patient's symptoms because of a previous diagnoses. By that I mean, if a person has suffered from anxiety and panic attacks all of their lives....a doctor might very likely assume that the chest pain and SOB the person is suffering from is caused by stress, when in auctuality they are having a heart attack.
> They should never assume anything when a person has multiple symptoms. Having said that..
> Perhaps I have a couple of things going on...and the relationship to the Prozac was a coincidence. Maybe Parkinsons (hopefully not)is something to be considered...or a genetic problem or an injury...
> What do you think?
>It might have more to do with your history of meth abuse. Methamphetamine tends to give dopamine receptors are good hiding as well as depleting dopamine & the adulterants could easily be worse than meth itself.
From here: http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/methamphetamine.html
"Over time, methamphetamine appears to cause reduced levels of dopamine, which can result in symptoms like those of Parkinson's disease, a severe movement disorder."Cheers,
Panda.
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