Hi,
Does anyone out there has Dysfunctional Executive/executive Dysfunction and have they had any help for coping with it. I have the condition and have been forced back to research and learn ways of coping.
Erewhon
i’ve had lots of trouble with what might be called “executive functions”. some of this is probably due to PD interfering with learned behaviors, which seem to have a tendency to be more prone to falling apart in various ways. some of this is me becoming, in effect, more autistic because my executive functions are overused coping with tremor and slowness and failure of complicated muscle combinations, meaning that my executive functions are not as available for overriding autistic behaviors. some of this is probably due to the fact that levodopa raises dopamine transmission in the prefrontal cortex which biases my judgement in unwise ways. solving the problems resulting from this combination is hard and i can’t say that i’m succeeding as well as i would like to.
Hi
Thank you for bringing this topic up. I was diagnosed with PD in October 2020 and initially, through changes in lifestyle and a Rasagiline/low dose Sinemet combo, symptoms were managed on the whole.
Fast forward to September 2023, from when a number of stressful events played out and continue to do so and so some of the higher cognitive function became noticeably and frustratingly impaired. The impairment is significantly affecting work.
I have only recently “seen” the impairment with the help of neurophysiology sessions and certainly some of the cognitive exercises are improving multitasking at least.
Part of the problem is dealing with additional anxiety associated with the knowledge for example going into discussions which require a high level of focus. The anxiety only seems exacerbate the situation even when I acknowledge the anxiety and tell myself to do my best.
Sorry I am no real help but wanted to let you know you are not alone, as your post reassured me.
If I come across any gems I will let you know