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Howdy, y'all. My name is Jim Kelley. My Mom has had PD for about 3-4 years. I've already mentioned something about our situation in a post that I sent yesterday, asking for help regarding Mellaril and hallucinations. I'm 59 years old, live in Phx, AZ. My parents live in Texas where my sister lives and helps to attend. She lives about one hour from them and is constantly trying to help carry the load. My Dad, who is 82 years old (Mom is 80) takes care of Mom in every possible way. All of the daily care does not bother him, but her halucinations are beginning to drive him crazy. Yesterday, I decided to attack the problem by asking for help on the Internet, and some of you have already been very kind enough to offer advice. Initial reports indicate a general negative feeling about Mellaril, which comes as no surprise to us. After passing along your info to my Dad, he said to offer his most sincere appreciation. In addition, he is trying to find out the possibility of replacing Mellaril with Risperdal. Please let me know of any advice you might have on this and any other drugs that might help the PD and stop the hallucinations. Incidentally, another drug, Clozaril, has been mentioned, but there appears to be numerous side-effects with this. I hope all of you realize how much help this maillist is to people like myself who are reaching out for advice. If anyone on this list knows of a neurologist living in the Mineral Wells/Weatherford/Fort Worth, Tx area, I would appreciate being informed of such. Thanks again for all your help. Warmest regards . . . Jim Kelley [log in to unmask] under and in . . . Jim aka tj (texas jim) If you are feeling good, doan worry; you'll get over it.