When Parkinson's Patients Take Medicine, Keep These Eight Points in Mind, Which Can Provide Better Quality Of Life

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Parkinson's disease, also known as tremor palsy, is the most common neurodegenerative disease in middle-aged and elderly people. Patients will show resting tremor, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia, and other motor symptoms. Non-motor symptoms such as constipation.

So when it comes to Parkinson's, many people hear it and say, "If you can't cure it, there is no cure." I have to admit that Parkinson's is an incurable medical problem in the world at present. The existing medical methods all try their best to control the symptoms and delay the disease. However, various treatment methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. In the author's opinion, timely and active selection of Chinese medicine treatment is the most recommended method.

Drug therapy is the most common treatment for Parkinson's disease. Every Parkinson's patient hopes to find a more optimal treatment plan. Therefore, it is very necessary to understand the following 8 precautions for taking drugs.

1. When should a patient with Parkinson's disease start taking medication?

In the early stage of the disease, if the disease does not cause a psychological or physical impact on the patient, the patient should be encouraged to continue to work, participate in social activities and medical physical therapy, and the symptomatic treatment and medication can be postponed; if the disease affects the patient's daily life and workability, symptoms should be started. sex therapy.

2. It is most important to take medicine on time!

Not only do Parkinson's sufferers have to remember the medication they take, but they also have to follow the schedule on time, on time, and make no mistake. This will help reduce fluctuations in motor symptoms due to irregular medication. There are now medication reminders or apps that can be installed on smartphones to remind patients when their next medication is due.

3. It is best to understand how the medicine prescribed by your doctor works and what potential side effects there are

If you can recognize what are the side effects of the drug and how effective it is, you can provide your doctor with the reaction after taking the drug, so that they can adjust the treatment plan in time.

4. Adhere to medication!

There is a dose adjustment period when starting a Parkinson's drug, during which the chance of adverse reactions is higher. Some symptoms such as nausea or dizziness will gradually disappear with the medication symptoms.

Of course, the symptoms of Parkinson's disease may also be exacerbated by the adjustment of the medication (such as the process of tapering one drug and gradually increasing the dose of another drug), and in most cases, the symptoms worsen is short-lived.

When severe side reactions, allergies, or significant deterioration of symptoms occur, you can no longer "persist on medication", and you should seek medical attention in time.

5. Record the medication process in detail, record the side effects that occurred, and the drug action process, such as how long after taking the drug, the symptoms of the drug start to fail?

Not necessarily every day, but a few times a week. This is very important. Parkinson's disease is different from other diseases such as hypertension. At present, there is no reliable objective evaluation index for Parkinson's disease drug treatment response. Doctors only rely on your description, according to the records and data provided by you, to adjust the medication regimen. Therefore, a comprehensive treatment record will help physicians make the best management decisions.

6. If you need to change the medicine, please consult your doctor

The role of drugs in the body and the role of other drugs are complex. Usually, the process of drug adjustment is more complicated. Therefore, Parkinson's patients should not make their own decisions when adjusting and changing drugs and should ask a specialist to deal with them.

7. How long does it take for patients with Parkinson's disease to stop taking the drug?

For Parkinson's disease, the current treatment methods can only improve the symptoms of patients, and cannot prevent the development of the disease, let alone cure. And the drug needs to be taken for life and cannot be stopped on its own.

8. Be mentally prepared to change your treatment plan at any time

Although the current treatment plan is the most suitable for oneself, it may also need to be adjusted in the future, not only because of the efficacy of drug treatment but also because the disease itself is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that requires continuous adjustment by clinicians.

For the treatment of Parkinson's disease, drugs are always irreplaceable. Many Parkinson's patients even need to take drugs for a long time. A reasonable and correct way plays a pivotal role in Parkinson's patients. As a traditional technique of traditional Chinese medicine, Wang Shilong, the attending physician of Beijing Zeyuantang TCM, has obtained a very good inhibitory effect on the treatment of Parkinson's disease through the experience formula (Wulong Tremor Decoction) summed up in the treatment of Parkinson's disease for 20 years. And in the process of taking medication, you can avoid the side effects caused by western medicine!