this is very true old biddie, this why they need to be evaluatedby their specialist ever so often as the disease progresses. i tried to explain this once to a family of a patient who were worried bout their moms funny turns during the day. i said it was the sideeffect of the sinemet, of course the GP wasnt too happy i said that but it was true.
Over here we group them under longterm neurological cases, we keep an eye on them every couple of months and give them the opportunity to call our service if they feel their symptoms are not makig them cope well at home anymore, we also try to keep them in touch with a specialist I.e nurse and/or neurologist.
medication induced symptoms are really the hardest cos its a catch twenty for everyone. Im just seeing a newly diagnosd parkinsons client whose symptoms increased because the doctor increased his meds dose, however that has been sorted now.
Im very much interested in trialing out the U step walker, as it is not commonly used in the NHS (perhaps for its costs) but if it is infact as helpful as its suggested maybe it should really be recommended.