Many people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience variation in their motor symptoms (e.g. tremor, stiffness, slowness, trouble walking, balance difficulties) throughout the day and from one day and the next. This variability is often related to medication dosing, and you and your doctor may focus on adjusting the types of medications that you take as well as the timing and amounts that you take to improve your symptoms throughout the day. You can read more about the possible medication adjustments to improve the amount of time that your medications work, also referred to as ON time.
In addition to medications, however, there are a variety of other factors that can affect how you feel on a particular day.