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I believe that the dementia and the hypersexuality occur independently. The hypersexuality is a result of meds. If you notice an analog of apomorphine is about to be approved for sexual dysfunction. However my heart goes out to you as family who have to live with a PWP with dementia+hypersexuality. The loss of controls with the dementia and increased sexual drive are a bad combination. Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert McKone" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 7:40 PM Subject: Re: psychological side-effects of medications > Yes ! And how. My father has PD. It is one of the hallmarks of the > dementia associated with PD. I'm not saying you have dementia, but those PD > w/ dementia apparently exhibit this behaviour. With my father it has become > embarrassing and lewd. > -R > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Hermann" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 4:07 PM > Subject: psychological side-effects of medications > > > > Hi all, > > > > I spoke recently with a TIAA/CREF retirement planning consultant at my > > workplace whose brother was diagnosed with MS about two years ago. He is > > taking the current standard medication for MS (the name of which I > > unfortunately don't remember). This came up when I told the consultant > that > > I had Parkinson's. I asked how badly off his brother was with MS. He > > responded that he was still mobile, and that the most difficult thing was > a > > psychological side-effect of the medication. "He can't behave maturely," > he > > said of his 35-year-old brother. "He's totally changed, like he's reverted > > emotionally to adolescence. He's become a girl-chaser." This caught my > > attention because I, a 49-year-old married PWP, started having "crushes" > on > > female co-workers and other female acquaintances not long after beginning > > my course of medications for PD 2.5 years ago. I take Sinemet CR and > > Requip. So could there be a connection? I've been reluctant to note this > as > > a potential side-effect with my neurologist, and don't know if it is. I'm > > also a midlife male, with that whole can of worms attached. Before I start > > sounding like a talk-show guest, let me just ask if anyone, male or > female, > > has any experience with, I guess, libido increase as a "side-effect" of > > Parkinson's medication. > > > > Rick >