What if it’s not Parkinson’s
my dad was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about a year ago. He was on Sinemet for about a year. The neurologist did a skin biopsy test, which came back negative for Parkinson’s so they told him to stop taking the Sinemet.
He was off of it roughly fall of 2025 and April 2026 he contracted Covid. He very quickly got worse. His tremor became worse. His shuffling became worse. He developed chronic insomnia, and impending sense of doom that he was not going to make it
In mid June 2026 the doctors decided to put him back on Sinemet. He has not improved in fact his tremor which started out as his left hand is now his left arm and into his lips. It is also starting to affect his throat he says.
His insomnia is chronic getting maybe four hours of sleep each night. He has no mood no tone in his voice. He is emotionally flatlined. He says he just can’t handle this and hopes that it doesn’t go on much longer.
As a daughter, this is heartbreaking to watch. I’m trying to learn as much as I can. Parkinson’s and reach out to any and all support that I can to help find assistance for my dad.