engaging the brain

[proudest_mama]

I can't remember if I ever posted this info because, well, I can't remember a d--- thing these days. Are we having fun yet? Be assured that I still have my faith, my family, and my sense of humor which no one can touch. As such, I still have 3/4 of what I treasure. The fourth one (my health) takes a backseat to the other three, as the other three grow in importance and try to overcome and shadow that fourth one. (Gosh, am I philosophical this afternoon). Now if only I believe what I wrote. LOL

Before meds (3 years ago), my symptoms included a resting non-stop tremor, loss of smell, hands so stiff that I needed both of them to brush my teeth, and my right arm no longer swung.

I found out that when I woke up in the morning, my tremor was gone ... and actually was dormant until MY BRAIN started to engage. As such, I literally hated to wake up each morning, or more accurately, hated to engage the brain.

Has anyone else ever experienced this? It would have had to take place before meds. Are there any of you out there in this situation?

I've never heard of this before, but I think that, if I'm right, it needs to be researched. Maybe if we just totally shut the brain off and are zombies all day long, wandering around, not knowing a bit about the world, we'd be cured. Or, better yet, be able to turn it on or off (like deep brain stimulation) when we want. I vote for turning it on when all the kids are here.

Okay, in all seriousness, I'm truly curious if anyone else has ever experienced this.

Terri

People will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Quoted by: Maya Angelou (Reader's Digest Oct. 2006)

[DonnaZ]

I have not had quite the experience you have stated but I do wake each mrning more on at trimes. I understood it to be the build up of dopimine inthe brain during the night. But it is quickly depleated as we get up anf move around. Which is why sometimes morning is not such a bad time for soem PD people.

Donna

[Chicory]

I have not had that experience. When I wake up in the early morning to go to the bathroom and also when I wake up to get up, I know my meds have worn off. I take my Stalevo first thing in the morning in order to be able to walk outside and get the newspaper without difficulty.

Chicory

[JCitron]

I've never experienced this either. In the mornings I am so stiff I have difficulty pulling on a pair of jeans and brushing my teeth.