Hi all,
On Tue, 18 Jul 2000 11:03:09 a couple of the digests con-
tained:
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:48:03 -0600
From: Sylvia Berger <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: 'hallucinations' was Question about tremor
> > "William A. Parrette" wrote:
> > ...
> > It was (not quite) almost as if I were two people and was
> > switching conscious awareness between the two beings several
> > times a minute ...
> ... I've recently started having almost identical
> experiences - usually when i'm doing xword puzzles. I have the sense of
> someone standing slightly behind and to the right of me just watching and
> waiting ...
Thanks for your thoughts, Sylvia. When I had the Requip pre-
scription filled, I noticed that one of the side-effects was pos-
sible hallucinations. So, I asked my neurologist about it and he
told me that that side-effect was generally more common in folks
who are at the higher stage-levels (I'm in 2 (I think)) and who
have other neurological disorders at the same time. The thing
that interested me is how my consciousness seemed to switch back
and forth between the two perspectives
> ... it always happens late at night when i'm tired but
> too stressed to go to bed ...
As I'm sitting here typing this reply much earlier than the
previous two nights, I don't notice it now.
> ... I decided that these "visions" were mild hallucinations possibly
> caused by a combination of fatigue and meds ...
I'm going to keep my "eye" on this "hallucination" and see
what happens. I ramped up -- .25 mg. x 3, .50 mg. x 3, .75 mg. x
3 -- on the Requip. But on the Amantadine, I just "dove in." So
we might be in the "same boat."
And then, the same digest contained:
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:58:45 -0400
From: plmaddux <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Question about tremor
> > William Parrette writes the following,
> > "But, when
> > I get into "Focus 10," my tremors disappear. It isn't a fast
> > process -- it takes some time; and there are times that I can't
> > "get there" ...
> > ... The instant you move a muscle, you pop back into your nor-
> > mal, consciousness state." ...
>
> I am experiencing somewhat the same situation, I can with some effort
> and concentration, stop my tremor while I am not asleep ...
I agree that it takes time and effort -- even with techniques
I use. Concentration is the more important as if you "loose it,"
you have to start all over. My technique involves using my mind
to try to direct different muscle groups to "be still, relax, and
sleep." I start at my feet and have about 10 different muscle
groupings that I "talk to." It can take anywhere from 15 minutes
to more than a half-hour. But, as someone else recently said on
list, "... I can't tell you how much I appreciate the hour or so
of feeling *NORMAL* I have when I awaken ..." and, for me, I have
much the same feeling through that "Focus" state.
Thank you, Lanier, for describing your technique. It sounds
like we do similar things to achieve the relief.
And, yet another digest contained:
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:48:50 -0400
From: Camilla Flintermann <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: 'hallucinations' was Question about tremor
> ... What Peter often experiences sounds like Sylvia's
> description-- a sense of someone just behind one, just out of sight--- we
> were told that this is a common hallucination, and probably meds needed
> adjustment . Does that compute? ...
Or yet another idea, Camilla, it may have come from our both
having lived in Oxford, OH! ;-)
Seriously, I had not heard that described as a *common* hallu-
cination for PWPs. As previously, however, I worried about that
side effect of Requip. So, as I monitor my "well being" over the
next few days, I'm going to try to determine if this event re-
peats itself, how close to the medication times they occur, and
to rate the amount of tiredness I am feeling to see if I can find
a pattern for me.
As I have heard on this list before and my neurologist recent-
ly reaffirmed, only I know what's going on in my body. So, I am
trying to "experiment" with the medications. One thing I want to
try is to see what the Requip does by itself without the Car-
bidopa/Levodopa. But, I'll have to wait until I'm back home for
two or more weeks straight.
Thank you for writing Camilla. I appreciate your sharing.
And, finally, for all of you Kookaburra fans with a Web brows-
er out there check out:
http://www.anzagl.com/march99/kooka.htm
And have some fun. Take care ...
Bill--
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