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Hi Lee, and glad you didn't die from the Tasmar like some did, Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Wu" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:19 PM Subject: Re: Psychosis in Parkinsons > Dear Catherine, > Not sure about the Sinemet causing psychotic episodes, for me it was the > add on anti parkinsonian meds ie agonist drug Permax. When stopped my > clarity of thought ability to concentrate etc returned although that's > different to psychosis. > I can recall a rather ugly episode when I stopped Tasmar ( a COMT > inhibitor) abruptly and was convinced of things that hadn't even happened > so I'm guessing that was a psychotic episode. Maybe it was the agonist > Permax but the pharmacy was unable to obtain Tasmar and this was day three > of suddenly having none. > Hope this helps, a Neurologist told me that Sinemet is the gold standard > drug and the other drugs (with my history) are not worth the risk of > taking due to behavioural issues. > Lee > > Catherine Roberts <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > --------------------------------- > ____________________________________________________ > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Never miss an Instant Message - Yahoo! Messenger for SMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn