{"id":1490,"date":"2024-11-08T18:43:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/?page_id=1490"},"modified":"2024-11-08T18:44:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T18:44:13","slug":"anxiety-and-depression","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/anxiety-and-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety and Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1490\" class=\"elementor elementor-1490\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e08797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e08797\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cea37c\" data-id=\"0cea37c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-913fb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"913fb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1109\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image_2024_10_29T19_21_46_887Z.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-966\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image_2024_10_29T19_21_46_887Z.png 1109w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image_2024_10_29T19_21_46_887Z-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image_2024_10_29T19_21_46_887Z-1024x203.png 1024w, https:\/\/test7.samplewebsitelink.com\/parkinsonz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image_2024_10_29T19_21_46_887Z-768x152.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788a05c elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_animated_text\" data-id=\"788a05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_animated_text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-qi-animated-text qodef--animated-by-word  qodef-qi--has-appear qodef--appear-from-right\" >\n\t\t<h1 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-word\">Parkinson\u2019s<\/span> <span class=\"qodef-e-word\">Disease:<\/span> <span class=\"qodef-e-word\">Anxiety<\/span> <span class=\"qodef-e-word\">and<\/span> <span class=\"qodef-e-word\">depression<\/span>\t<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e64ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e64ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anxiety and depression can also be a symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s disease. I had never really experienced severe anxiety until after my Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis. It was distressing to feel that way, when I didn\u2019t really feel stressed otherwise.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, our society has attached a stigma to seeking help for mental health conditions. This often results in those who suffer from mental health problems even more isolated, because they fear that it will be perceived as a sign of weakness.<\/p><p>We need to put an end to this. There are no other medical conditions other than mental health issues in which in some cases the person experiencing it would choose to be dead rather than experience it.<\/p><p>A person suffering with severe pain from cancer, or a broken leg get support and empathy from those around them and they are fighting to live no matter how sick they are. Those suffering from mental health problems often suffer alone and in isolation.<\/p><p>Fortunately there are effective treatment options, and it is not a sign of weakness to take an anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication, or to talk to a counselor and seek help.<\/p><p>In my case, I was prescriped lexapro (an SSRI) to manage my anxiety. Unfortunately it also made me hungry all the time. When the hunger was combined with some moderate impulse control issues as a side effect from a dopamine agonist, I would devour food constantly.<\/p><p>After I managed to put on 30 pounds in a year, I talked with my primary care doctor. He suggested we switch to Wellbutrin (buproprion) which is better for depression than anxiety.<\/p><p>Interestingly, Wellbutrin is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, which means that there is more dopamine available for the brain to use. Wellbutrin does manage my anxiety, and the weight came off relatively easily after I made the change.<\/p><p>In addition, as I started to increase the amount of exercise I was doing, the exercise also significantly helped my anxiety.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1a70bea70a3acb9a402a7774991e163\">I hope that some of you will feel comfortable sharing how Parkinson\u2019s has affected your mental health, and some things you have found that help manage it. Please include in comments below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parkinson\u2019s Disease: Anxiety and depression Anxiety and depression can also be a symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s disease. 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