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Hello, I am Norma at [log in to unmask], I am a co care giver for my father in law, he was diagnosed with PD 3+ yrs ago, he seems to be so much worse than the many cases I have read about. He drools terribly, he has a blank expressionless stare at all times, he is stooped but walk on his own fairly well, he constantly gets lost, (no sense of direction at all), he is always seeing people that are not really there, he comes up with scenarios that are very real to him but are not real, he has bad blood pressure drop upon standing, sometimes to the point of a momentary blackout. He only has a slight tremor, he takes Permax .05mg 3x aday, and Effexor which is an antidepressant. He took Sinement before moving to live with us but due to his wandering around and getting lost the Dr. believed he was over dosing himself because he did not remember if he had taken the medicine, they changed him to Permax. We are having a tough time because he does not admit to being so bad, He thinks that he can drive (no), and he thinks he can be left alone (no), and he blames all of his ailments on Medication, well I have been astounded on how much medication that I have read other sufferers take, he is on such a low dose compared to others. He lives in a whole different reality and sometimes there is no convincing him otherwise, I wonder how much of this is PD or is drugs, does anyone have dementia problems like this? Well I will be glad to hear from others, Norma