Hi guys,
My mum is 82 years old and has had parkinson’s disease for around 12 years. She was diagnosed with dementia when she was around 75 years old. This now means she is nonverbal and completely reliant on care.
Within the last year or so, she has developed a reaction to the sinemet plus tablets that she is taking. Within 5 minutes of taking them, she struggles to breathe and makes a distressing noise to compensate for the breathing. The noise sometimes stops when the dosage wears off but it can continue for hours, and even the whole day.
She often wakes up making the noise late at night. I’m guessing this is when the sinemet CR kicks in. Any walking or pushing herself up seems to make it start quicker. From what i can see, she is struggling to exhale.
Has anyone experienced this or has any advice?
Many thanks,
Mark