What is Parkinson's disease?

Parkinson's Disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system marked by muscle tremors, muscle rigidity, decreased mobility, stooped posture, slow voluntary movements, and a mask-like facial expression.

How do members experience Parkinson's disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Parkinson's disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Parkinson's disease*

*Data from patients with Parkinson's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with Parkinson's disease*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Sinemet)
Perceived effectiveness
for Parkinson's disease (57 evaluations)
Side effects
nausea nervousness 7 more
Total evaluations
57
Tried for
Parkinson's disease (80)
Treatment

(Symmetrel)
Perceived effectiveness
for Parkinson's disease (19 evaluations)
Side effects
constipation dizziness with hypotension upon standing 4 more
Total evaluations
20
Tried for
Parkinson's disease (23)
Treatment

(Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation)
Perceived effectiveness
for Parkinson's disease (10 evaluations)
Side effects
fatigue Hospitalization 4 more
Total evaluations
10
Tried for
Parkinson's disease (14)
Treatment

(Requip)
Perceived effectiveness
for Parkinson's disease (7 evaluations)
Side effects
increased need for sleep
Total evaluations
7
Tried for
Parkinson's disease (11)
Treatment

(Mirapex)
Perceived effectiveness
for Parkinson's disease (2 evaluations)
Side effects
nausea
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
Parkinson's disease (10)

*Data from patients with Parkinson's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has Parkinson's disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 10
20s 55
30s 220
40s 603
50s 2,570
60s 6,950
70+ 14,626

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12,991
Female 12,388