A 21-year-old member asked:
can parkinson's occur from medication?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. William Holmes answered
Child Psychiatry 34 years experience
Not the Disease: A variety of medications can cause side effects that are similar to the movement difficulties seen in parkinson's, but the problems go away when the meds are stopped. These side effects are not true Parkinson's disease.
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Dr. Ron Jones answered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
NO: Not true parkinson disease. Some medications may cause symptoms mimicking some of the symptoms of parkinsonism.
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