Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 05:34:07 -0600 (CST) From: Mayers@VUCTRVAX (Steven E. Mayer) Subject: Re: Hallucinations I am a few months on the list and have had PD about 6 years (4 years diagnosed).I am a 67-year old neuropharmacologist, retired from Vanderbilt University Medical School Pharmacology Department (My reasons for retirement are the intolerable musculoskeletal symptoms of the disease). My wife is a neuro-pharmacologist. My experiences with hallucinations began about 2 years ago with transparent "floaters" in both eyes, later changing to more dense floating and less-regularly shaped projections. I was occasionally startled but not frightened. My neurologist and psychiatrist ignored them, but supported my decision to stop driving. There were no other visual symptoms. The presence or absence of my medications (Sinemet, 25-100, 9xpd), fluodocortisone(to raise blood pressure) and pergolide (Permax, 0.75 mg/d.). may have some action. If so, they are subtle. I do have some insomnia and infrequent nightmares. My most striking hallucinations occur in daylight and consist of anthropromorphic figures that appear at my side from behind me. They may be briefly startling and disappear silently. I avoid thinking what I would do if they did vocalize. [From here on my letter and Ms Khauser's bear great similarity]. Will they go away? I have found nothing in the literature that suggests one or the other. The thalamus is not so far from the optic tract. Best wishes STEVEN Steven E. Mayer, Ph.D. Steven E. Mayer, Ph.D.