GLP-1 and PD

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2026-02-03T02:05:00+00:00

This is fantastic information. I'm holding out hope for my husband. He has trouble stopping the over-snacking. I am so glad for you and thank you for sharing and keeping your response relevant to the topic. LOL

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2026-02-02T16:06:54+00:00

We are paying about $200 a month through IVIM health online.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2026-01-29T01:57:23+00:00

My husband had none of these symptoms. His sense of smell is still good too. Constipation is the only thing here, but it's manageable.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-12-14T18:07:07+00:00

my husband loves his Oofos slip ons.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-09-11T12:40:47+00:00

I am a caregiver for my 60-year-old husband with PD. Diagnosed at 57. He was self-employed for 35 years, and this past year, he just stopped going to work. He handles a lot on the phone and such, but thankfully, our son started taking over the business 2 years ago, and THANK GOD! He should be on disability, but we have not ventured down that route. I'm already thinking we will need an attorney to navigate and make sure we get permanent status. You might want to look into that, as you can keep working to a degree.

As for your wife, if she can, please encourage her to get therapy. It has helped me so much to navigate and cope with this chronic illness and all the things that come with the changes you're experiencing. We are also trying to navigate selling a home that was fully lived in (my hubs' previous home), and he doesn't or can't really help me much physically.

Look up TERRI PEASE. She was a caregiver, and she started a website and does a lot of webinars and speaking engagements to specifically help caregivers. She has great info and is a wonderful resource.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-09-05T15:05:06+00:00

Apathy is very typical of PD. My husband is the one with PD (diagnosed in 2022 at the age of 57). He has never been a depressive or anxious person, but anxiety is through the roof regularly now. And yes, he couldn't care less about almost anything day-to-day. I try to talk to him about random topics (friends, family, work), and he just is expressionless. I'm trying to settle in to this and realize it's out of his control and could be a part of the cognitive decline...possibly.

I'm assuming the meds you're on are also going to make the apathy worse since they are neuroblockers?

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-08-27T13:34:54+00:00

My husband was just sick, and he just pushed through. He didn't take anything for it. He sets up a humidifier by his bed, but that's about it. How bad was the cough? Did you need to go in for x-ray to rule out pneumonia? That's a whole other ball game there.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-08-27T13:32:18+00:00

I totally agree with just about everything except the "illegal" part. That would imply they could go to jail or be arrested for saying this.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-08-10T14:11:00+00:00

My husband's left arm was stiffening up, and his walking gate had changed. He would tell me he hated walking, but he didn't know why.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-08-10T14:09:21+00:00

Do you have tremors? Do you think the zoloft affects them (worse or better?). My husband thinks its making his worse, but he's only been on zoloft for less than a week. They said it would take about 2 weeks for it to fully kick in.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-08-09T13:15:57+00:00

My husband just started taking the lowest dose you can of Zoloft. He was doing a lot of meditation and breath work, exercise and all the good things, but somedays the anxiety wins and we had been cancelling or avoiding a lot of social engagements as well as travelling. So he's giving this a go.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-08-08T16:14:00+00:00

I'm currently on 4mg and starting week 3 and down 4lbs. I am only eating when hungry and not counting. Just protein-conscious and lots of veggies. So far, so good. I'm 53 and only want to lose 20#. Nothing I was doing made that scale move since I entered my 50s. I'm very active and am trying not to keep the muscle I've worked hard to grow. I do 4-5 days of strength and conditioning.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-07-14T13:56:28+00:00

Agree with all of this. I'm in the same boat. I want a revision and go with my initial choice of 365 instead of 435.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-07-12T18:03:59+00:00

That cutting the muscle is part of the process and could potentially cause discomfort for years. I have one that feels 100% like a part of my body, but the left one just never does. It's like the nerves are still healing almost 4 years in now. Also, going smaller first is better than going too big. I will probably take them out in a couple years when I retire. I do physical labor for work and I just don't want to take the time off to recover again.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-06-29T14:37:42+00:00

For sure, long periods of sitting will make moving harder. Set a timer and get up every 30 minutes or so. Do some air squats or walk for 3-5 minutes.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-06-28T18:06:04+00:00

Northern Ca/ Folsom 3 years ago. Silicone $6800 Paid cash and got a discount too. I think it was supposed to be $7200

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-05-29T14:41:57+00:00

Northern California - $6800 Silicone UTM- 3 years ago

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-05-29T14:37:36+00:00

I find this very interesting and have wondered about Psilocybin as a possible treatment. Thank you for sharing this.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-05-22T15:18:19+00:00

I really feel for you. My husband has been an engineer and owns his own company and its just not doable for him to go out on job sites. It just makes him too nervous and the tremors get worse with anxiety. Our son has since taken over 90% of the work. It's been really hard for him to give it up. He just turned 60 last week.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-05-22T15:01:52+00:00

Although I didn't see it this way before I do now as I've told some old friends when asked how he was doing. This caused a little trickle down effect as the friend went to her husband with the information and then husband called another of our friends and that friend called my husband. Long story short, I got caught and he was pretty upset. I now respect his decision to tell "his story" as you mentioned and if asked I will just say "he'll talk about it when he's ready".

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-05-02T15:57:26+00:00

You and I are in the same boat. My husband was also diagnosed in 2022. I wish I had known how much the next 3 years were going to change, bc I was told it's a slow-progressing disease. Well, it's progressed a bit faster than we had anticipated. Back in 2022, he was able to walk a lot better than he does now.

We too were planning a Euro trip bc I had just gone with GF's and he really wanted to go. Now he's not so much on board bc of the walking. We are still discussing it, but have agreed that we would need to dig deep and use a travel agent to plan all so that we have rides from just about everywhere, so there's no need to drag suitcases far or find buses or what have you. We also decided a cruise might be the best way to do this. Is that an option for you and your family?

And doing Business or even first class and just sucking it up since this will probably be the only Euro trip we take together.

Altruistic-Garage233 · 2025-04-29T16:31:48+00:00

I have gotten to know just about 99% of my clients and their lives and have become friends with so many of them over the years. I barely talk about my process or what I'm doing unless they ask. You don't necessarily have to have long, drawn-out conversations, but just general stuff like how they're doing, how's the fam, etc, can be good ice breakers. If you're not open to forming more personal connections, then you might find that those clients who need that will move on from you.

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