HI. New here, hubby with WD

Hi everyone. I'm WYN and my husband BRAD is the one with WD. He's almost 42 yrs old, diagnosed probably when he was about 14 yrs old I think. He almost died because the doctors around here (north of Detroit) had no idea what they were dealing with back them. They finally got him down to Ann Arbor, got diagnosed, and eventually got better. He's on Zinc and doing ok. I just switched him to a new family doctor, with a physical scheduled in about 2 wks from now. He's about 6 months overdue for a check up and bloodwork. I've done hours upon hours of research on WD because I feel as his wife I need to know ALL there is to know and what to watch out for, what to feed him, what to avoid, and so on.

For our entire married life it's been pretty much a roller coaster. He's never really been "even" in mood. He's ok for a while, but typically it's peaks & valleys. I deal with him ok... but lately it's been pretty bad. It's actually been quite exhausting to be honest with you... being his personal cheerleader, trying to keep him "UP". I won't give up however!

I've finally been able to get him to see & agree that he may need something to help him with his mood swings and deep depression. Like I said, he's going to the doctor in 2 wks. I'll let ya know how that all goes. Is this typical for WD patients..? Emotional ups & downs constantly, aggression, depression, etc?

Also, yesterday we were at church... I glanced over at him and noticed he nodded off. I looked down at his hand and it was twitching. Nothing like I've seen before. Like a tremor. I nudged him... later told him I seen his hand shake. He denies ever noticing that before. I told him to let me know if it happens again. Maybe it's a one time only occurance, I don't know. Do tremors just start happening after being diagnosed for so long?

Also, he doesn't sleep! I tried him on Valerian......... nothing. Although he didn't try it very long. Said he hated the SMELL of it! Is insomnia common with WD?

I read comments on different support list, talking about manufacturers of Zinc. He was using the Zinc from the Walmart... and now after reading others comments, I think that may have been why his stomach has been upset, nearly every day. I am now thinking it's been since we switched to the Walmart brand of Zinc. I ordered the NOW brand of Zinc P. Should be here any day now.

Thanks for listing and offering any comments on my situation and life with dear hubby with WD.

Sincerely,
WYN