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My husband has been prescribed clozapine (I think this is also clozaril) and I also would like information from others about it. Miriam L. Denham [log in to unmask] On Thu, 7 Dec 1995, marianne joyce wrote: > Greetings, > I am a 34-year old daughter of a Parkinsons patient. My mom is 69, diag- > nosed 7 years ago, a widow and mother of five adult children. She has recent- > ly been told that she a rare form of Parkinsons called "Diffuse Louie-Body > Disease" or DLD. As the name suggests, DLD's effects are spread wider in the b > rain than typical Parkinsons. The treatment possibilities are also more limit - > ed. During two previous drug trials and a round with amantidine, she has show n > a proclivity to hallucinations, so she has only been taking Eldepryl and Zolo f > t(the only drug that produces marked improvement so far). Her MD said the onl y > treatment option would be to try Sinemet + Clozaril first while hospitalized, > then with intense follow-up(i.e. 2-week in-pt rehab and clinic visits once/wee k > > Does anyone on the list have DLD? If so, what has been your treatment of choi c > e and with what results? I certainly appreciate having this forum to draw upo n > > Thanks, > Marianne > [log in to unmask] > (Mom 69, dx 7 yrs, DLD, Eldepryl, Zoloft) >