I ordered a few books on the subject from Barnes & Noble and I had to laugh when I saw the “For Dummies” title in the list. But then I thought that one would give me an overview that would point me to topics to dig into further, and I ordered it anyway. In addition to these two I also ordered Navigating Life With Parkinson’s Disease (second edition) by Sotirios A. Parashos, MD. PhD and Rose L. Wichmann, PT.  They came yesterday.

Today starts my second week on the meds and I go to one pill three times a day. Last week was a half pill three times a day and those darn pills are a bit too crumbly. I have to be really careful when using the pill cutter on one or I’m taking a dose of pill dust. But for some reason the doctor needs me to ramp up to the correct dose over three weeks. It might be because a common side effect is nausea and they want my body to get accustomed to it gradually. I can say that so far I’ve experienced zero nausea. Which is good because that is the worst feeling ever. I’d rather have a toothache than nausea.

I’m hoping to see some improvement now since I really didn’t see any on the half pill dose. This morning wasn’t a good one when I first got up and took my morning coffee walk, but I’m feeling noticeably less unbalanced now. I have some work in the backyard I want to take care of so I’ll see how it goes.