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Does Anyone Experience Periods During The Day When You Have No Strength In Your Legs/knees And Arms, And Unable To Walk?

A MyParkinsonsTeam Member asked a question 💭
Oxford, OH

I take my medications every (3) hours, (24) hours a day. During a typical day, I have a repeating cycle, where I have weakness in my legs/ knees and a heaviness in my shoulders for (2) hours and then will feel fine for (1) hour. This repeats over and over. It tends to follow the time I take medication. Has anyone experience this, and have suggestion on how to counteract?

June 23, 2016
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A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

If it coincides with your medications, then it’s probably your medications. You should see your neurologist and see what he/she can do. It could be the wrong dose (likely to high), a side effect of the med, or the wrong med altogether.

I’ve had some muscle weakness lately, but that responded nicely to more exercise. Totally different circumstances.

July 1, 2022
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Everyone is different, but my meds take about 40min to take effect and last not quite 4 hrs..I am expected to take 2 every 4 hrs and if I have 'breakthrough symptoms I do a 1/2 dose. That works for me. Talk to your doctor, he should be able to guide you in the right direction

August 10, 2022
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

If it gets bad I just go and laid down and try to relax, sleep some, take a hot shower to relax my whole body or get a message reflexology helps also. All the best

June 25, 2016
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

For me it is the off times when the meds aren't working. I just suffer and pray that I am coming up to a dose. Although I don't get much relief from it, but I take my doses every 3 hours.

June 25, 2016
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Yes. Usually those are the days I call bad days.

June 24, 2016

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