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What Causes Sudden Body Sweating And Cold Sensation While On Stalevo?
My wife has had Parkinsons for several years. Her medication, Stalevo, has done a good job of giving her a decent life style. However, lately she is going thru hot/cold swings even though her body temp stays about the same at all times. Sometimes she is sweating while being cold.j Any ideas
Mon, 25 Feb 2019
Hello,
As what I understand from the history is your wife is having Parkinson's and I am sorry for it.
The sudden cold and sweats are the symptoms which may have arisen due to the hypotension she faced while having the drug Stalevo.
This drug has one of the symptoms of hypotension and hypotension may lead to symptoms like cold, sweats etc. You should consult your doctor for the same and see if any drug modification is needed.
In fact, most of the patients with Parkinson's I have seen in the last 12 years are always being made monitored with blood pressure measurements, pulse, oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels etc.
Such act of being checking the vitals every now and then on regular basis has helped us act quickly in the alarming situation. Please contact your neuro-physician and wait for his call to decide on to the drug.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
As what I understand from the history is your wife is having Parkinson's and I am sorry for it.
The sudden cold and sweats are the symptoms which may have arisen due to the hypotension she faced while having the drug Stalevo.
This drug has one of the symptoms of hypotension and hypotension may lead to symptoms like cold, sweats etc. You should consult your doctor for the same and see if any drug modification is needed.
In fact, most of the patients with Parkinson's I have seen in the last 12 years are always being made monitored with blood pressure measurements, pulse, oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels etc.
Such act of being checking the vitals every now and then on regular basis has helped us act quickly in the alarming situation. Please contact your neuro-physician and wait for his call to decide on to the drug.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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