Posted by neuroman on August 15, 2006, at 21:51:39
In reply to Parkinsons linked to Depression and Anxiety, posted by Tom Twilight on August 8, 2006, at 15:52:22
Hi,
I hope this thread isn't played out.
> Apparently there's a Parkinsons personality type.
> People with this personality type are supposedly more risk averse and anxious than normal.I completely agree with this. This is definitely my personality type and also my father's. And he has parkinsonism.
> They're also more pessimistic
I think always feeling anxious and having increasing physical problems would make anyone pessimistic. I'm not so sure it's part of the original personality.
> It's quite worrying really, its also been noted that theres a link to inflamatory disorders and Parkinsons.
Yes, I've been hearing a lot recently about the link between allergies, inflamation and chronic rhinitis and the subsequent development of Parkinson's. But I wonder which is the chicken and which is the egg. Is it the allergy inflammatory response that contributes to getting Parkinson's or is it early Parkinsonism that causes one to be more prone to allergies, rhinitis and inflammation. I never felt that I was particularly allergy prone, but maybe that's because I've pretty much lived my entire adult life with a stuffed nose and have just come to think of it as the norm. Since the catecholamines are bronchodilators I wonder if this rhinitis issue reflects a chronic catecholamine depletion.
In any event I'm starting up on bupropion SR again tomorrow. I gave it a brief run last year and did notice that one of the "side effects" was that I was breathing a little better and my ears cleared up! We'll see what happens this time.
Also, many antidepressents and bupropion in particular, are powerful anti-inflammatories. This may be one of the reasons they are potentially neuroprotective.
Any other thoughts on this topic?
poster:neuroman
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