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From source:
Dopamine dysregulation syndrome (DDS), sometimes known as hedonistic homeostatic dysregulation in Parkinson disease, is a dysfunction of the reward system in subjects with Parkinson disease (PD) due to a long exposure to dopamine replacement therapy (DRT). It is characterized by self-control problems such as addiction to medication, gambling, or hypersexuality.[1]
From source:
Dyskinesia observed in a patient with Parkinson's disease (PD) is labeled as Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID), and is more commonly a jerky, dance-like movement of the arms and/or head, which usually presents after several years of treatment with L-DOPA (Levodopa).
Both sound lovely. So, having l-dopa responsive dystonia at the age I'm at, it's pretty much inevitable that I'll eventually be a fucked up train wreck. Or, I could just not take the l-dopa, and spend my days curled up in a head to toe cramp, crying like a baby.
Fuck you, life.
Dopamine dysregulation syndrome (DDS), sometimes known as hedonistic homeostatic dysregulation in Parkinson disease, is a dysfunction of the reward system in subjects with Parkinson disease (PD) due to a long exposure to dopamine replacement therapy (DRT). It is characterized by self-control problems such as addiction to medication, gambling, or hypersexuality.[1]
From source:
Dyskinesia observed in a patient with Parkinson's disease (PD) is labeled as Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID), and is more commonly a jerky, dance-like movement of the arms and/or head, which usually presents after several years of treatment with L-DOPA (Levodopa).
Both sound lovely. So, having l-dopa responsive dystonia at the age I'm at, it's pretty much inevitable that I'll eventually be a fucked up train wreck. Or, I could just not take the l-dopa, and spend my days curled up in a head to toe cramp, crying like a baby.
Fuck you, life.