Common Side Effects Of Parkinson Medications

Unusual or unexpected movements.

Common side effects of parkinson medications. There are 2 main categories of drugs for parkinson s disease and both have powerful side effects. Medication administration in the management of parkinson disease list of parkinson s medications indications side effects managing your medications dopamine agonists the role of levodopa in parkinson s disease therapy. The present and the future where do those little people come from. Levodopa which makes many patients shaky with dyskinesia and dopamine agonists which can make turn people into gamblers sex addicts or hit them with sleep attacks including when they re driving.

Impulsive and compulsive behaviour. These include involuntary movements or dyskinesia nausea hypersexuality compulsive gambling and. Common side effects include nausea dizziness or fainting and stomach pain. Your doctor can work with you to prevent some of these side effects or help you manage them with other medications.

Worsening of levodopa side effects like dyskinesia confusion hallucinations diarrhea reddish brown urine. Its development in the late 1960s represents one of the most important breakthroughs in the history of medicine. It s important to remember that some things you think are symptoms of parkinson s may actually be side effects of your medication. This is the story of da.

It is combined with carbidopa to prevent this side effect. Studies of animals suggest that rasagiline may also slow the progression of parkinson s. Respiratory problems such as shortness of breath due to medication wearing off respiratory dyskinesia irregular and rapid breathing non parkinson s disease associated conditions such as asthma allergies and others causing shortness of breath and aspiration pneumonia. Plain levodopa produces nausea and vomiting.

Side effects of your specific parkinson s medication. A progressive neurological disease first described in 1817 by james parkinson. Wearing off and dyskinesia. Sinemet has few side effects compared to other parkinson s disease medications but it does increase your risk of sudden involuntary movements known as dyskinesia.

Medications prescribed to treat parkinson s disease may have additional side effects. Common medications used to treat parkinson s disease include amantadine and rytary.