Thanks for sharing your hallucinations.  I see shadow people etc as well and 
was hesitant to tell anyone. I am taking seroquell and it has helped some. 
Haas anyone found anyting elee that helps?

Beverly


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From: "Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: Shadow People


> Gee Ray,
> Sounds like loads of fun.  Just dont invite me to that party.
> I'll just keep having fun in my slow motion  ways.
> Take care and tell Bernie to leave you alone and dont invite others over.
> Rob
>
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> From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:04 PM
> Subject: Shadow People
>
>
>> I See Shadow People
>> Filed under: Parkinson's disease, Sinemet, hallucinations, humor,
>> medications, paranormal, shadow people, vision - Carl @ 9:01 pm
>> Tags: antiparkinson, hallucinations, medications, paranormal, Parkinson's
>> disease, shadow people, vision problems
>> #26 - Haunted, originally uploaded by John Martz.
>> One of the most peculiar things about living with Parkinson's disease has
> to
>> be the hallucinations.
>> Not everybody has them. However what I can tell from the experiences of
>> others with PD, hallucinations are the rule and not the exception.
>> In Parkinson's disease, hallucinations are almost always of the visual
> type.
>> Though usually a side effect of taking antiparkinson medications, it's
> often
>> a secondary symptom of the disease itself.
>> In my case it seems that I am never alone. I tend to see very odd shadowy
>> figures darting around me, often looking as if they are trying to take
> peeks
>> at me and then quickly hide themselves away lest I see them face-to-face.
> In
>> other words, it's like dealing with my family when I make a visit to
> Texas.
>> According to a publication by the National Parkinson's Foundation,
>> hallucinations experienced by those with Parkinson's disease "may be seen
>> darting out of the corner of the eye, or crawling bugs will be seen in
>> pattered wall coverings or floor tiles, seeing small people, children and
>> animals."
>> Welcome to my world. I generally see the phenomenon known as shadow
> people.
>> For you ghost hunters out there, you know what I am talking about. Now I
>> believe these are just hallucinations, but a good friend of my who
>> investigates the paranormal has offered an alternative explanation and 
>> way
>> of dealing with these things.
>> You see, there's very little I can do about the shadow people. They peak
>> around corners and furniture. They climb up the walls. They sometimes 
>> rush
>> up from behind me. I see them in the corner of my eye, but when I turn to
>> them they disappear. Once in a while they will dare to prance out right 
>> in
>> front of me, but this is very rare.
>> I generally ignore these shadow people. In my mind they are 
>> hallucinations
>> caused by either my antiparkinson drugs, my disease, or both.
>> My friend who is interested in the paranormal suggests that my medication
>> and/or the disease make me open to see what I otherwise would not be able
> to
>> see. He also suggests trying to have conversations with the shadow 
>> people.
>> I don't know if I'm ever going to have conversations with these things,
> but
>> I do think I'm going to name one of them. You see, often when I'm trying
> to
>> watch television one of these shadow people peaks around the corner from
> the
>> hallway to look at me. It is always the same movement, always the same
>> shadowy figure, and it always disappears when I turn to look at him
> straight
>> on.
>> I shall name him Bernie. I don't think I will talk to Bernie as Bernie 
>> has
>> no interest in starting up a conversation with me. In fact, Bernie is
>> starting to piss me off a little bit. I tried to watch television, and as
>> those of you who read this blog know I have a hard time with my vision as
> it
>> is. I don't need no shadow person named Bernie peeking around the corners
> to
>> take my attention away from my stories to look at him when all he's going
> to
>> do is disappear anyway.
>> Should Bernie do this during some other activity, like when I'm trying to
>> read a book, or during an infomercial, sure why not? Otherwise I'm just
>> going to ignore him.
>> Of course should Bernie decide to walk up to me and start a conversation,
>> you folks will be the first to know. after, of course, I've called a
> priest
>> and had my home exorcised.
>>
>> Rayilyn Brown
>> Director AZNPF
>> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
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