Neurologist please:
New neurologist told me at 1st mtg, "Either you do not have PD or your meds are serving you very well. PD was confirmed. Cut down Ropinerole & wants to eliminate, saying there are better drugs now, not the treatment of choice (24mg +4x150mg Stalevo). I have been unable to work and completely messed up ever since. Was her statement true, or just an opinion because she suspects R had a role in the (mis) diagnosis of Delusional Parasitosis? I still have worms but am no longer OCD about it. My point of view is that any doctor that took the trouble to examine me would have concluded that 36 spontaneous skin lesions (myiasis) from which larvae ejected for months was not a case of "psychological dermatology". At the same time, I did have some delusions, particularly one photograph that I had seen previously and knew was not seen correctly when a swimmers arm was seen by my mind as an L-shaped organism. Another time I called my wife to look at a nail pop on a door frame that kept moving upwards. I went off Selegiline entirely. But it was replaced by Artane. Now off Artane, taking 1 mg Azilect instead. Going off Azilect. Had Left side tremor and gait/hand weakness problem less than 2% of time . Now have it 90% of time. Cannot walk normally or stand erect. My work and relationship are nearly terminal. Yesterday I unilaterally decided to go back to my previous meds until my appt with a new neurologist July 23rd. I also decided to go off all of the new supplements that I was taking, sticking with only the things I have taken for a long time (NAC, Cognitex, MultiVit, D3). Is my new doctor speaking the truth about dopamine agonists not being in favor now for PD treatment or has she a bias based on the previous misdiagnosis of Delusional Parasitosis?