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You and your family are the core of your treatment team, but there are also many HCPs. You may see your family doctor or general practitioner, a neurologist or geriatrician, a movement disorder specialist, a nurse practitioner, a pharmacist, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, and a dietician.
To help you get the most out of visits with them, ask these questions when you see various members of your treatment team. Read them over, print them out and bring them to your next appointment:
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- What stage of Parkinson's disease am I at?
- What treatments are available at my stage of PD?
- Which one do you think is best for me? Why?
- How well do you think a particular treatment will work?
- What are the possible side effects of each treatment?
- Would I benefit from seeing a movement disorder specialist or a Parkinson's disease specialist?
- What other therapies are available?
- Why is my levodopa dose not lasting as long as it used to?
- Is it time for my treatment plan to be modified?
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- What stage of Parkinson's disease am I at?
- What treatments are available at my stage of PD?
- Which one do you think is best for me? Why?
- How well do you think a particular treatment will work?
- What are the possible side effects of each treatment?
- Would I benefit from seeing a movement disorder specialist or a Parkinson's disease specialist?
- What other therapies are available?
- Why is my levodopa dose not lasting as long as it used to?
- Is it time for my treatment plan to be modified?
- How is STALEVO different from other levodopa medicines?
- When should STALEVO therapy be considered?
- How long after starting to take carbidopa/levodopa does it begin to "wear off"?
- How does the levodopa in STALEVO tablets work?
- Am I a candidate for STALEVO?
- How well do you think a particular treatment will work?
- How can I manage the side effects that I might have?
- What symptoms, side effects, or problems should I report right away?
- How will treatment affect my daily activities?
- How soon can I expect the treatment to start working?
- How often do I need a checkup for my Parkinson's disease?
- Where can I find a support group?
- How soon am I likely to notice a benefit from my medicine?
- Could my diet or meal times influence the effectiveness of my medication?
- What other therapies are available?
- What are my chances of developing abdominal pain?
- What are my chances of experiencing drenching sweats?
- What are my chances of getting sudden muscle spasms?
- How will Parkinson's disease affect my ability to have sex?
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- Do any foods interact with my medications?
- Do any of my medications interact with any over-the-counter medications?
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- What stage of Parkinson's disease am I at?
- Is it time for my therapy to progress?
- How will PD affect my personal life in terms of work, retirement, relationships, and need for help?
- How will PD affect my ability to use a spoon or a fork?
- How will PD affect my breathing?
- How will PD affect my control over my muscles and movement?
- How will PD affect me in the early morning?
- How will PD affect my ability to get up from a sitting position?
- How will PD affect my walking?
- How will PD affect my ability to go to the bathroom?
- How will PD affect my control of my bowels?
- What exercises should I do for PD?
- How will PD affect my ability to have sex?
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- How will PD affect my breathing?
- How will PD affect my swallowing?
- How will PD affect my ability to speak?
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