I am 81 and male, diagnosed today, it did not come as a surprise, I had pretty much worked it out. Neurologist is putting me on Dopamine Agonist. He spent a lot of time telling me about the possible side effects,scary! I hope to learn a lot here. Fagus
Hi Fagus,
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Hi Fagus,
Yea it is scary, but at least you are among friends here, an will definitely learn a lot, whether that’s going to be good or bad… 