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Linda -- My heart goes out to you. It is so difficult to watch someone change so drastically and be helpless to do anything about it. Especially when they don't realize what is happening. PD is very nasty that way. Have you tried Benadryl? It can be purchased OTC and has a calming and sleep-inducing effect on many people depending on how many are taken. My husband is a young onset PD sufferer but often uses it to relax, and it often helps him drift off to sleep if he takes more than one. It seems to have few side effects. Also, consider a second opinion if you have only seen one MD. Kind regards, Carole Menser, M.A. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Ray" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:08 AM Subject: Hi from a new member > Hi, > > I am a new member. Has anyone had to deal with an older parent with PD? I > am about to lose my mind. I have full time caregiver for my mother but she is > getting to be impossible to take care of. She falls often and refuses to use > her walker. Yesterday she dislocated her shoulder and we spent the evening in > the hospital. She has also become very manic > these days and full of anxiety. > > We have tried everything..medication wise...nothing seems to help. Dr. > Fazzini is her doctor in NY. If we deal with the anxiety too much..she will be too > drowsy and fall even more. She needs to be entertained all day long or she > gets nasty. This is not my mother who ten years ago was a fabulous rehab > counselor for NY State in her 70s! > > She is running out of money because she and my late father both had PD and it > has cost us a fortune for caregivers ($40,00a year +) and we have to sell her > house so she will have money to live on. I am thinking about building an > extension to my house so she can still live with her caregiver...with a locked > door! > > She is too high level for a nursing home..wants to always be on the move > although she falls...and she needs too much care for assisted living. > > Any ideas? I am worn out and very upset. My mother was my best friend and > the kindest person. > > Thanks so much! > > My Best to all of you! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn