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Catherine -- Go to the National Parkinson Foundation website and access the Ask the Doctor feature in the Discussion forum. They have three excellent doctors who specialize in PD and who answer questions and share their expertise. www.parkinson.org Regards, Ted & Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Roberts" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 8:32 AM Subject: Re: Psychosis in Parkinsons > My mother has rather advanced Parkinson's and has been suffering quite > serious psychotic delusions as a side effect (presumably) of the sinemet. > Is > anyone aware of any non-surgical treatment alternatives that would address > the Parkinson's symptoms while minimizing the psychosis? I am aware of the > role of dopamine in all of this, but she has been trying to find the right > balance between the sinemet and the antipsychotic meds used to try and > control the psychosis for a long time with only limited success. If there > are any other treatment alternatives out there I would be grateful for any > information you could pass on. Thanks very much. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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