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Dr. Stacy, Please read my story that follows & let me know if you think that I...

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Dr. Stacy,
Please read my story that follows & let me know if you think that I should find a doctor & get checked for the possiblity of PD? How strongly do you feel that this is possibly early-onset PD?
I am very concerned about multiple systoms that have developed over the past 3 to 4 yrs. I have a fear of "overreacting" & looking foolish. I am 33 yrs old & it is effecting my daily life significantly.
I started taking notice about 4 yrs ago & went to my primary doctor, which was unusual I avoid the doctor office. I only went if I was sick for more than a week. My symptoms at that time were: tremors, nightmares- extremely life like & traumatic, aching shoulder/aching hand (coming & going), exhausted all the time, easily aggitated, no motivation. The tremors started long before and progressively worsened & the other symptoms gradually started; not all at once. The doctor asked questions & examined me. He ordered blood work, MRI, another scan that required dye & told me that he did so to rule out other possibilities. In the same breath he told me I suffered from depression & put me on an antidepresent. (First time ever). At follow up visit I had slight improvement with my mood. My blood work & MRI came back fine & my diagnosis was depression. He told me that I was imaging these things happening to me with exception to the tremors. FYI: When I had the MRI, the tech told me they did not need to do the dye one.
After a lot of medicine changes, I found a psychiatrist after a few trial & errors over several months finally got me to the best I had felt in a long time. The meds are: Adderall 20 mg twice daily, Adderall-XR 30mg, antidepresent. (about 2 yrs ago)
A few months ago I woke up to my husband shaking me & covering my mouth. He said (and I remember doing this in my dream as well) that I started screaming in terror and thrashing violently & he had to cover my mouth in fear our children would wake up. I told him it was real and I was so scared that I trembled until I fell back to sleep.
As for my tremors, I get asked all the time if I'm nervous/feeling ok. They are in my hands, legs, & somtimes my tonque. They never occur all at the same time & are random as to which side of my body. If I am holding a cup my drink swooshes to the point that I spill it on my self (not always). This occurs much more frequently these days.
The muscle in my upper back/shoulder randomly hurts for days at a time. (feels like whiplash) At work, I sometimes have pain when focusing on trying to control my mouse to click on a specific item. I have difficulty trying to seperate pages when they are stuck together & writing is messy sometimes (hurts).
Most recently, there are instances where I suddenly become aware that I'm tense. LIke I'm preparing for a car crash. Also, I always had an excellent memory & never had trouble with it, in fact, it was one of my greatest strengths. Lately, I can't remember things and it's affecting my job performance. I constantly ask the same questions because I can't remember and on occasion don't remember asking the first time. I often have difficulty focusing and that's after I've taken my three doses of Adderall. Also, I have been biting my checks (so painful) when eating. At first I thought nothing of it, but then it became a regular event. Sometimes at night I feel that aching discomfort feeling & switch positions. Lastly, I feel at times that after (occasionally during) an arguement I realize (but don't tell my husband) that I was completely irrational and temporarily had lost my mind.
One more thing to note, everyone has commented on my extreme weight loss (smallest I've ever been; size 2). I dropped about 30 lbs (average weight over yrs) in 2 months without changing my diet or exercising. Exhaustion is really bad. I can't sleep at night but in morning I have extreme difficulty getting up. Can stay in bed all day at times.
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