Parkinson's Disease and crossdressing

[Leslie16]

Does anyone else out there have Parkinson's? There actually has been research on some PD medications and compulsive behavior -- including sexual paraphilias, and in one case crossdressing. My crossdressing urges rise when my PD meds are increased -- which may or may not be a coincidence, but I do think they are linked. Does anyone else know anything about this?

[sandra-leigh]

Does anyone else out there have Parkinson's?

My grandfather did, and we see some of the behaviourisms in one of my uncles so we suspect.

It is scary, wondering whether the ailments of your father's family will get you before the ailments of your mother's family :(

[Cheyenne Skye]

My uncle (mother's brother) died from it. As far as I know, he didn't crossdress or suffer from any OCD. However, that being said, people tell me I most resemble him, not my father who was a schizophrenic manic/depressive who actually spent some time in the nuthouse when I was a teenager.