What are the principles of treatment for Parkinson’s disease?
Western medicine treatment principles: long-term medication, symptom control, symptomatic medication, add or subtract according to the situation, the minimum dose, the best effect, weigh the pros and cons, combined medication Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Brain Diseases Luo Xiaodong
Chinese medicine treatment
Conduct functional exercise and training
Adjust the mentality, reasonable diet and medication, improve the correct understanding of Parkinson’s disease, establish confidence to overcome the disease is also important.
How to treat early stage Parkinson’s disease?
Physical therapy
Functional exercise
Chinese medicine treatment
Western medicine treatment
How is late stage Parkinson’s disease treated?
Drug therapy: levodopa compound supplemented with anticholinergic drugs.
The principle should start with small doses and gradually increase the dose, adding or subtracting drugs and doses vary from person to person.
The medication should not be stopped suddenly during the treatment.
What is the efficacy of Chinese medicine in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease?
Parkinson’s disease is a difficult and persistent disease. The current Western medicine treatment can reduce the symptoms, but ultimately cannot control the development of the disease. Therefore, according to the characteristics of the disease, the overall diagnosis and treatment of Chinese medicine can be used to comprehensively adjust the function of the internal organs and yin and yang qi and blood, which is important to improve the clinical symptoms, delay the progress of the disease and improve the quality of life of patients. Through a large number of clinical studies, Chinese medicine is effective in treating this disease.
What is the efficacy of acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease?
Acupuncture with exercise therapy is effective for early and mid-stage Parkinson’s disease patients. According to the statistics, the efficiency of acupuncture in treating this disease is about 80%.
How to choose anti-Parkinson’s disease drugs?
The selection of drugs should be based on the severity of the disease and its clinical manifestations.
Follow the “simple and slow principle” in the use of drugs, especially in the early stage of the patient, those who can be simple should not be complicated.
The medication should be started in small doses.
If the efficacy of long-term medication is diminished or the efficacy of the medication alone is not satisfactory, the medication can be used in combination.
What are the anti-Parkinson’s disease drugs?
Anticholinergic drugs: Antan
Amantadine
L-dopa-like agents: Medopa, Parkinin, Xanax
Dopamine receptor agonists: bromocriptine Xelianxing Tesudar
B-type monoamine oxidase inhibitors: Midodopy (Slegiline, Propargyl)
What are the tips for taking medication for Parkinson’s disease?
Don’t be anxious, stick with it and you’ll find the medication is working for you!
Be careful not to stop the medication or change the dose suddenly without your doctor’s permission!
Take your medication on time!
Do not forget to take additional doses!
Take the medicine on an empty stomach for good effect!
Drink plenty of water!
The most important thing is to find a doctor who can guide you in the use of your medication and always get his help!
Parkinson’s disease medication
With Antanom or Amantadine, which are cheaper drugs.
with small doses of levodopa-based preparations.
Dopamine agonists may be added when the treatment is unsatisfactory.
Do people with Parkinson’s disease need long-term medication?
Parkinson’s disease requires lifelong drug therapy because it does not resolve on its own.
Do I need to avoid eating during anti-Parkinson’s disease treatment?
Foods that need to be avoided are
Avoid eating high protein foods while taking medication. Patients should be assigned a reasonable amount of protein intake and consider giving a low protein diet if necessary.
Foods rich in choline-like substances. Such as betel nut.
In anti-Parkinson’s disease treatment need to pay attention to drug interference!
In the treatment of the disease, if other drugs are applied, it is important to consider whether there is a reduction or offset of the efficacy of anti-Parkinson’s disease drugs. For example, when applying levodopa, you should try to avoid the use of reserpine, Librium, Valium, etc.
When is the best time to start treatment with levodopa-based agents?
On a case-by-case basis.
Patients younger than 70 years of age, early use of Antam, amantadine, etc. is advocated.
In patients over 70 years of age, the principles are adapted, except that Antan is not advocated.
What are the side effects of levodopa-like drugs for Parkinson’s disease?
Gastrointestinal symptoms.
End-of-dose phenomenon.
Switching phenomena.
Heterokinesia.
Psychiatric symptoms, etc.