the most common Parkinson’s disease symptoms. Remember that although these are the typical symptoms, they can vary greatly from individual to individual—both in terms of their intensity and how they progress. Motor symptoms generally involve movement, while non-motor symptoms do not.

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• Rigidity

• Bradykinesia

• Vocal Symptoms

• Oral Dysfunction

• Postural Instability

• Walking or Gait Difficulties

• Cognitive Changes

• Depression and Anxiety

• Disturbances in the Sense of Smell

• Eye and Vision Issues

• Fatigue

• Gastrointestinal Issues

• Lightheadedness

• Melanoma

• Pain

• Personality Changes

• Psychosis

• Sexual Concerns

• Sleep Problems

• Sweating

• Urinary Issues

• Weight Loss

Motor symptoms — which means movement-related symptoms — of Parkinson’s disease include the following:

• Slowed movements (bradykinesia). A Parkinson’s disease diagnosis requires that you have this symptom. People who have this describe it as muscle weakness, but it happens because of muscle control problems, and there’s no actual loss of strength.

• Tremor while muscles are at rest. This is a rhythmic shaking of muscles even when you’re not using them and happens in about 80% of Parkinson’s disease cases. Resting tremors are different from essential tremors, which don’t usually happen when muscles are at rest.

• Rigidity or stiffness. Lead-pipe rigidity and cogwheel stiffness are common symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Lead-pipe rigidity is a constant, unchanging stiffness when moving a body part. Cogwheel stiffness happens when you combine tremor and lead-pipe rigidity. It gets its name because of the jerky, stop-and-go appearance of the movements (think of it as the second hand on a mechanical clock).

• Unstable posture or walking gait. The slowed movements and stiffness of Parkinson’s disease cause a hunched over or stooped stance. This usually appears as the disease gets worse. It’s visible when a person walks because they’ll use shorter, shuffling strides and move their arms less. Turning while walking may take several steps.

Additional motor symptoms can include:

• Blinking less often than usual. This is also a symptom of reduced control of facial muscles.

• Cramped or small handwriting. Known as micrographia, this happens because of muscle control problems.

• Drooling. Another symptom that happens because of loss of facial muscle control.

• Mask-like facial expression. Known as hypomimia, this means facial expressions change very little or not at all.

• Trouble swallowing (dysphagia). This happens with reduced throat muscle control. It increases the risk of problems like pneumonia or choking.

• Unusually soft speaking voice (hypophonia). This happens because of reduced muscle control in the throat and chest.

https://www.parkinson.org/Understanding-Parkinsons/Symptoms/Non-Movement-Symptoms/Sleep-Disorders 

Ask a group of people with Parkinson’s Disease how many hours of sleep they get per night and you may be in for a surprise. One study found that persons with Parkinson’s disease averaged just over 5 hours of sleep per night, and woke up twice as many times as adults of similar age without Parkinson’s disease did. Reasons for decreased sleep are varied.

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Fatigue and trouble sleeping can come from Parkinson's, its symptoms or the medications used to treat them. There are many approaches to managing fatigue and sleep changes, and researchers are working toward better treatments.

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