Raven talks about the worst part of his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
The former ECW World Champion disclosed his battle with Parkinson during the documentary, Nevermore: The Raven Effect. Speaking to Wrestling Life Online in a new interview, Scott Levy said he was prompted to see a neurologist following initial symptoms a few years ago.
“I say off and on, even though that doesn’t make any sense because I had a tremor for a couple of years, went to a neurologist. He said, ‘Try getting off Depakote, a medication I was taking for sleeping and maybe it’ll go away cause it’s known to cause it.’
“So I got off it and it went away for mostly for a couple of years. But then it came- the tremor started coming back. But other than I have a small hitch in my gait, in my walk, mainly it’s just a tremor. So it’s not anything that’s not manageable.”
Raven on the worst part of his Parkinson’s diagnosis
“My sleep disorder is the worst part because I wake up exhausted. I wake up as tired as when I went to bed because I wake up 15, 20 times a night… At least I can fall back asleep usually immediately. So, I’m always trying to look at the positives.” [H/T WrestlingNewsCo]
Raven previously noted that his Parkinson’s tremors have a moderate overall effect on his daily life, attributing his condition to years of a grueling pro wrestling lifestyle that involved substance abuse and physical punishment.
“I’m lucky. It hasn’t affected me too bad. Just when I get anxious, the tremor gets worse or when I’m really tired. I have a sleep disorder, but look, you got to pay the piper sometimes. For all the drugs and alcohol and chair shots I took to the head, got to pay for the damage at some point.”
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