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Thanks for sharing your hallucinations. I see shadow people etc as well and was hesitant to tell anyone. I am taking seroquell and it has helped some. Haas anyone found anyting elee that helps? Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 5:00 PM Subject: Re: Shadow People > Gee Ray, > Sounds like loads of fun. Just dont invite me to that party. > I'll just keep having fun in my slow motion ways. > Take care and tell Bernie to leave you alone and dont invite others over. > Rob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:04 PM > Subject: Shadow People > > >> I See Shadow People >> Filed under: Parkinson's disease, Sinemet, hallucinations, humor, >> medications, paranormal, shadow people, vision - Carl @ 9:01 pm >> Tags: antiparkinson, hallucinations, medications, paranormal, Parkinson's >> disease, shadow people, vision problems >> #26 - Haunted, originally uploaded by John Martz. >> One of the most peculiar things about living with Parkinson's disease has > to >> be the hallucinations. >> Not everybody has them. However what I can tell from the experiences of >> others with PD, hallucinations are the rule and not the exception. >> In Parkinson's disease, hallucinations are almost always of the visual > type. >> Though usually a side effect of taking antiparkinson medications, it's > often >> a secondary symptom of the disease itself. >> In my case it seems that I am never alone. I tend to see very odd shadowy >> figures darting around me, often looking as if they are trying to take > peeks >> at me and then quickly hide themselves away lest I see them face-to-face. > In >> other words, it's like dealing with my family when I make a visit to > Texas. >> According to a publication by the National Parkinson's Foundation, >> hallucinations experienced by those with Parkinson's disease "may be seen >> darting out of the corner of the eye, or crawling bugs will be seen in >> pattered wall coverings or floor tiles, seeing small people, children and >> animals." >> Welcome to my world. I generally see the phenomenon known as shadow > people. >> For you ghost hunters out there, you know what I am talking about. Now I >> believe these are just hallucinations, but a good friend of my who >> investigates the paranormal has offered an alternative explanation and >> way >> of dealing with these things. >> You see, there's very little I can do about the shadow people. They peak >> around corners and furniture. They climb up the walls. They sometimes >> rush >> up from behind me. I see them in the corner of my eye, but when I turn to >> them they disappear. Once in a while they will dare to prance out right >> in >> front of me, but this is very rare. >> I generally ignore these shadow people. In my mind they are >> hallucinations >> caused by either my antiparkinson drugs, my disease, or both. >> My friend who is interested in the paranormal suggests that my medication >> and/or the disease make me open to see what I otherwise would not be able > to >> see. He also suggests trying to have conversations with the shadow >> people. >> I don't know if I'm ever going to have conversations with these things, > but >> I do think I'm going to name one of them. You see, often when I'm trying > to >> watch television one of these shadow people peaks around the corner from > the >> hallway to look at me. It is always the same movement, always the same >> shadowy figure, and it always disappears when I turn to look at him > straight >> on. >> I shall name him Bernie. I don't think I will talk to Bernie as Bernie >> has >> no interest in starting up a conversation with me. In fact, Bernie is >> starting to piss me off a little bit. I tried to watch television, and as >> those of you who read this blog know I have a hard time with my vision as > it >> is. I don't need no shadow person named Bernie peeking around the corners > to >> take my attention away from my stories to look at him when all he's going > to >> do is disappear anyway. >> Should Bernie do this during some other activity, like when I'm trying to >> read a book, or during an infomercial, sure why not? Otherwise I'm just >> going to ignore him. >> Of course should Bernie decide to walk up to me and start a conversation, >> you folks will be the first to know. after, of course, I've called a > priest >> and had my home exorcised. >> >> Rayilyn Brown >> Director AZNPF >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation >> [log in to unmask] >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn