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Hello coleen; to answer one part of your e-mail ( so what is causing the vivid dreams?), I would say that there is virtually no doubt that it is caused by the selegilene which has been prescribed for you. Maybe your neurologist 'forgot' to mention it, but as selegeline breaks down in the brain, it forms Amphetamine (That's right - SPEED !!) Many years ago, I was prescribed Selegiline, had the same vivid dreams, and promptly took myself off them. I remember saying " You can fiddle with my brain, but hands off my mind!" You were put on selegilene because a) it protects the dopamine by blocking a reaction which normally causes breakdown of dopamine. i.e. it prolongs the time that dopamine is available, and b) Selegiline was thought to be 'neuro - protective' : it may protect you from whatever it is that causes PD. Item b) has now been shown to be a false hope (It took one of the biggest tests of its type (The DATATOP series) and 8 years to come to that conclusion. I understand that a lot of people are finding it difficult to give up!!! Regards, -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> (59/39/34)