Due to a combination of poor health and flat-out laziness, it’s been a month and a half since I last updated y’all on my nicotine trials. To make a long story short, I was convicted on all counts. No, wait! Not that kind of trial! … Continue reading Summary of Nicotine Results
It's been several months now since I told you I'd be continuing the nicotine trials, and I finally resumed them a week ago. On Monday of last week, I began using 14 mg nicotine patches (one per day). As with the 21 mg patches I tried earlier this year, the first few days were great. But on Friday, I started experiencing unusual muscle weakness in my legs and I felt more unsteady than usual. So, I stopped with the 14 mg patches. But I'm still not giving up. Assuming everything returns to "normal" over the next couple days, I'll start using a 7 mg dose on Election Eve.
Speaking of elections, I'm thinking about filing a class action lawsuit against both of the major political parties. This lawsuit will not seek any money. Instead, I'm hoping to get a court order that would require political parties to provide candidates that are actually worth voting for.
Note: this is a continuation from Part 1. Well, I’ve got it all figured out now. The drastic change in symptoms that I described in Part 1 was due to nicotine poisoning. When I ran out of my initial two-week supply of nicotine patches, I … Continue reading Sudden Change in Symptoms (Part 2)
Tuesday was Day Five of my Grand Nicotine Experiment. And I felt damn good. I went to my usual Rock Steady Boxing session, and all the exercises we did seemed effortless. It was the best I’ve felt during a workout in years. Wednesday and Thursday … Continue reading Sudden Change in Symptoms
Today is day three of The Great Nicotine Trial. I’m using store brand patches that are labelled as having 21 mg of nicotine, and store brand gum labelled as 4 mg of nicotine. Here are my thoughts so far: The patch instructions say to put … Continue reading Nicotine Follow-Up
A couple weeks ago, I mentioned the possibility of using nicotine to treat Parkinson’s Disease (PD), but I wasn’t sure at the time whether I wanted to try it for myself. Well, I’ve talked myself into it. I will be starting nicotine therapy within a week. And to make sure I don’t get confused as to what changes (if any) are being caused by which therapy, I will temporarily cease taking the lion’s mane mushroom supplements. As I said when I started on the shrooms, I’ll let you know if I experience any major changes in my PD symptoms. If I don’t notice any changes after a year, I’ll take stock of my condition and report back to you at that time.
Voyages with Parkinson's 