Carol & Brian, I never assumed that my med's were the reason for my emotional spouts. I assumed that it was from "depression." Depression or maybe a helplessness. I may talk like I'm dealing with having Parkinson, but inside it tears me up. I hate the loss of mobility, the embarassment of explaining why I can and can't do some things, the frustration of these damn "on/off" times, etc. A lot of can express anger and frustration, but often don't do as well with talking about sadness - maybe the tears are our only way to do such. For example, I look at my kids, think about not being able to do all I want to with them because I physically can't - that really hurts and that's one of the times I get teary eyed. These are my thoughts. mark hardy