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Hullo, I have just joined this group. I found it by googling for support for Parkinson's patients and caregivers since the city in which we live, Calcutta, India, has no support groups. My husband was diagnosed with PD in August 2001, though I think he probably had it for about 18 months before that. Now his doctor says he is in the third stage of the illness. Apart from his motor problems, what has been quite distressing of late is the psychosis that is bedevilling him - hallucinations, delusions and confusion. He is on - Syndopa 275 (levodopa 250 mg+carbidopa IP 25 mg), 3 tablets a day - Pramipex 1 (pramipexole dihydrochloride monohydrate 1 mg), 3 tablets a day - Qutan 50 (quetiapine fumarate equivalent to quetiapine 50 mg), 2 tablets a day - Mirtaz 7.5 (mirtazapine), 1 tablet a day - Modalert 200, 1 tablet a day I cannot help feeling that he is on too much medication. The Syndopa dosage has remained unchanged since the middle of 2006. The strength of Pramipex was increased from 0.75mg to 1 mg at the end of December. Subsequently the doctor added Mirtaz 7.5 and increased Qutan from 75 mg to 100 mg at the end of January. Hallucinations first made their appearance about a year ago and the dreams have become even more vivid and real. He had the first, quite disturbing, episode of confusion (about whether our house is an office in another city) in June. After this there were one or two other similar episodes. However now hallucinations, dreams and delusions are an almost daily occurrence and the onset has been quite rapid in the last 4-5 weeks. The nights are particularly bad, giving him no rest. Today we have an appointment with a psychiatrist, at the suggestion of his neurologist, but I am concerned that he might just add more medication. I would appreciate advice on this. Thank you. Moneesha ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn