Raven: I’ve Had Parkinson’s 10 Years Off And On, I Have A Small Hitch In My Gait, Mainly It’s Just A Tremor

Raven discusses his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.

The former ECW talent has been retired for some time, but has been vocal in the past about his health issues that stem from his wrestling career, but has recently discussed candidly his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.

While speaking to Wrestling Life Online in a new interview, Raven was asked about his diagnosis, noting that he’s had it ‘off and on’.

“Good. It’s good. I’ve had it for 10 years off and on. 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. So 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. On the upside, on the plus side, at least I can fall back asleep usually immediately. So, I’m always trying to look at the positives. I try not to look at the negative. I try not to dwell on things like negatives. I think the line at the end of the movie sums it up best.”

This is not the first interview where Raven has discussed his diagnosis. You can read more about that here.

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