In my reading it looks like certain people with advanced Parkinson's
experience hallucinations with just about any medication. My father
does this. The only thing he can take is Tylenol.
-LRC
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Subject: Re: Parkinson's hallucinations/Millaril
Author: "PARKINSN: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network"
<PARKINSN@ listserv.utoronto.ca> at MU-Internet
Date: 7/11/96 12:03 PM
>Someone please help me.
>
>Are there any Parkinson's disease patients or neurologists who have had
>experience with hallucinations caused by the medicene SINENET
>(according to a local neurologist)?
>
>My mother, who lives in a small Texas town, took this medicene for
>one and one-half years. (has been hallucinating for three months - BIG TIME.)
>She has ceased taking this medicene.
>
>Now, she is taking a drug called Mellaril for two weeks, as
>instructed by a neurologist through our local family doctor. Now,
>her hallucinations have INCREASED rather than decreased.
>
>I am seriously concerned about my mother as well as my father,
>who attends her.
>
>Please, if anyone has successfully dealt with this problem,
>contact me. [log in to unmask]
>
>Both parents are in their 80's and live by themselves.
>
>Again . . . . please help!
Yes, as I have posted before -- see if your mother can take Risperidal for
her hallucinations -- my father has had great success with it!
Spiro Bolos
