My question, I guess, is in finding a balance with Sinemet for Parkinsons.  I was  dx with PD in 1998 and in 2000 had a horrible bout with head/neck cancer after which the PD drugs nearly killed me. But I recovered and sought PD Recovery as well. But back in 2005 when I found the Parkinson’s Recovery program I was warned, do not attempt to recover from PD if you have EVER taken Sinemet, which I now have for 11 years.

I am still doing whatever alternative Rx I can, and now am in the position of being under consideration for Deep Brain Stimulation. I also have 6 more years of long term disability insurance which I have to justify with an annual exam and report. So my question is, where do I start? Where do I find guidance that doesn’t cost too much? My husband is retired and I am living on disability.

Diane

Response

I have interviewed many members of my audience who elected to take medications while focusing on bringing their body back into balance. They identify the cause of their symptoms and treating it with natural therapies and methods. When it comes to Sinemet and Parkinsons, the medications can be a life safer for some people.  You have to be able to feel reasonably well to take the actions needed to recover.

The one factor that will spin us all into a state of imbalance is negative thought forms. Your question actually centers on thought forms. To rephrase your your question:

How can I maintain positive thoughts about my recovery?

That of course is the challenge for everybody in a body. We all carry negative thoughts in our heads moment to moment. To illustrate what we all do to ourselves, you write in your question:

“I was warned do not attempt to recover from PD…”

Hum … you have encoded that warning into the cellular structure of your brain. Permit me to add a few additional “warnings” to illustrate how harmful this thinking is to your body:

“I was warned do not attempt to recover from depression.”

“I was warned do not attempt to recover from the flu.”

“I was warned do not attempt to recover from grief.”

Recovery is possible only when we know it in our heads and our hearts. Negative thoughts obstruct the process. My book Five Steps to Recovery helps transform negative thoughts that are not in you best and highest good which are impeding any and all attempts at recovery.

You ask, where do I find guidance? The answer is quite simple: listen to your own guidance. Your body knows the answers. We all get guidance – intuitive hits – about what we need to do for ourselves. Act on what you know from your heart that you need to do for yourself. Guidance is free.

I have identified more than 100 options and therapies give people with Parkinsons significant relief from their symptoms. In summary, you do not have to spend a cent to begin recovering today. Do that by challenging your negative thinking moment to moment.

Many blessings,

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery