I’ve had Parkinson’s disease for almost 11 years. I’ve had severe overexposure. It often lasts very long, the longest is 14 hours, but usually between 3 and 6 hours a day. I hit my head, my arms and my legs. It seems to trigger when I use my arms, like when I cook. I’ve reduced the amount of Levodopa, and I’m taking it twice as often. I have a lot of other problems, but one thing at a time.

Over-mobility is due to too much levodopa, so you’ve done quite well trying to take tighter but smaller doses, but maybe you’re taking the doses a little too tight now – you might, in consultation with your neurologist, be able to slip the doses out in about half an hour or so. The risk is, of course, that you’ll get a dose bump between doses instead, but it’s not safe. If it continues to be difficult to control with treatment, it’s time to start thinking about what’s called “smart/advanced” treatment, i.e. DBS or something.