Posted by Colleen D. on August 8, 2006, at 20:32:38
In reply to Parkinsons linked to Depression and Anxiety, posted by Tom Twilight on August 8, 2006, at 15:52:22
> I was just thinking about the link between Parkinsons disease and mental illness.
I've been thinking about this for some time too because my grandmother died from Parkinson's and I am so much like her personality wise and we have has similar conditions, including inflammatory disorders.
> Apparently there's a Parkinsons personality type. People with this personality type are supposedly more risk averse and anxious than normal. They're also more pessimistic. That more or less describes my personality!
I have those traits too.
> Its quite worrying really, its also been noted that theres a link to inflamatory disorders and Parkinsons.I don't know if there are specific tests to detect early Parkinson's, but I keep reminding my doctors of my family history and am scared to death that all my physical problems (hernated disc in my back, tender joints, and frequent sinus infections, may mean I will develop the disease.
Do you or your family members have any of these problems?
Colleen
MDD, OCD, GAD and SP
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