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Judy Ehler wrote: Judy, Since I live a long way from TX where my dad with PD lives, I am not an expert as many here are, but I can tell you our experiences. My dad hallucinated severely and was extremely confused. The doctor started him on Clozaril and it helped tremendously. Now when he does occasionally hallucinate, he can laugh and say it is his PD meds doing it. Before he got very agitated. There are newer meds like Clozaril which do not require the weekly blood tests, but my mom is afraid she would lose home health if they did not do blood work. Outside the US the blood testing is less frequent and I believe is going that way here too. I personally would recommend trying that and not reducing PD meds. That is counterproductive and incapacitates the person extremely. I believe that some people avoid the meds like Clozaril because they are used for schizophrenia. PD dementia and side effects of meds are very similar to schizophrenia, but are not really schizophrenia. Talk with your dad's doctor since this is not necessary to cope with - there is help. Aloha, Gail -- Gail B. Post, RN,MS,CSN Maryknoll Schools Honolulu, HI 96822