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RTK.NET Mail 171804 Jul 10 18:01:42 1996 Dear Monica, welcome back. I am sorry to hear of your fathers frightening hallucinations. Are you certain that your father's neurologist has been informed about how serious they have become? You may also want to try posting your Dad's medications and dosages to see if some of the many knowledgeable listmembers have some comments. There are medications for hallucinations, the most powerful one used in patients with PD is Clozaril. The other tack is to look at decreasing other medications. If he is on Eldepryl, neuro. and the family will almost certainl y consider stopping that. Dopamine agonists are usually evaluated next. If family and neurologist believe the agonist (such as Parlodel) is important, you would probably try a drug like Clozaril at this point, otherwise he'd probably try going off the Parlodel first. Hopefully one of these options will help in your father's case. I'm afraid it doesn't always, but it's certainly worth a try before accepting frightening hallucinations as a part of life now. I'm hoping for the best for you and your family, Sherri [log in to unmask]