@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Thanks for helping me come out from beneath a rock, I've worn glasses now for 55 years, and never had a Ophthalmologist mention it, probably because they were trying to help me with " blindness " ~9 correction lol Alan

My husband who has PD has had blurred vision, some double vision and progressive lenses caused him to see shadows, especially when riding in a car and a "shadow" crossed the road in front of us. He got single vision glasses for distance and sees much better. His cataract surgeon must have studied neurology as well for he told us that he wrote several papers and spoke on PD and its effects on the eyes. So thankful for him.

@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Absolutely Dianne.... I have a great PCP doctor, and when I first started to adjust to my PD meds (12 tabs Sinemet 25/100mg and 4 Comtan 200mg) - I experienced "light headedness", "dizziness", and "feelings of fainting / failing"...

Within 2 days, and slight reductions in my blood pressure meds, all of those symptoms went away !

This was 6 years ago, when my first evaluation put me at Stage 3 PD.... Once getting all of my meds to work together I have been fine, with a fantastic quality of life.... Alan

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Interesting about eye closure as Ron's eyes are shut a lot and I have to prompt him to open them-- I need to try eye drops to see if that helps.

I, too have hair loss. I always had thick hair, even after it turned grey. Now, it is thin, thin, thin. I attribute it to medications, but maybe it is the Parkinson's. Who knows? It is what it is.