I still have controlled eye movement, and coordination of fingers, legs get stiff feet get stuck,my speech is low, my swallowing is affected, my bowels are affected. i do not have tremors of hands etc. I can feed myself, i can bathe myself, this doesn't seem to be typical parkinsonism, so what else could it be.
My mom has Lewy Body Dementia and LBD is somewhat similar in Parkinson's. She had the shuffle walk and leg stiffening and swallowing issues that is both Lewy and Parkinson's. Her doc's have her on Exelon patch and really it made a significant difference in her range of motion abilities. She could move more lyrical & fluid rather than stiff. Exelon is a patch and you have to move it about in different places on your body, but it's nice and time released so no highs and lows on dosage. Mom's cognition was improved too. Doesn't last forever as dementia will eventually run it;s course, but was a definite positive for her. Perhaps ask you doc's if Exelon could help you. Good luck.
Try that B12! Good luck.
Symptoms mimic many dementias, but feet being "stuck to floor" and a "wide apart" gait are a sign of NPH. Incontinence and falling issues. Also, mental problems. Find a geriatric specialist to help you.
Sublingual (under the tongue) is absorbed through the mucosa of the mouth directly into the bloodstream and research has shown that it is as effective as an injection.
The forms b12 comes in are cyano-cobalamin and methyl-cobalamin. Research leans in the direction of the methyl- form being preferred but both actually work quite well. I like the "b12 Dots" from TwinLabs or the "b12-b6-folic acid" sublingual combo from Trader Joes. Both are cyano-cobalamin. Be sure to allow the tablet to fully dissolve in your mouth under the tongue, even if the label says to chew it up and swallow it after a while - don't do that.
When first starting b12, I like to start with a "loading phase" to really get it in the system. This could be 2000 mcg daily for about a month, then drop down to 500 mcg daily.
Dementia patients are often low in Vitamin D, b12 and brain magnesium.
Vitamin D mediates over 400 bodily functions. It's interesting to note that D researchers say the more they find out about it the more they take. I myself take between 8,000 and 10,000 l.U. of D-3 daily.
There is a new magnesium available today, magnesium threonate, that is a small enough molecule to cross the blood brain barrier, particularly good for getting more magnesium to the brain. I buy the Swanson Vitamins private label products and use according to bottle directions.
Parkinson's symptoms.
Cheers,
Liz