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Please understand that I am not making light of the halucination problem, it is certainly not something anyone would want, given the choice. On the other hand, my father has so many other problems, in addition to the PD, that SOME of the hallucinating, as I said, he didn't seem to mind. There were episodes where he was upset and violent, which is not his usual demeanor. I am happy to hear that your mother has been spared from the symptom. I am trying to make the best of a situation, by picking out anything that can have two sides, and finding the more positive side. [OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! Ken Becker [log in to unmask] On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, WENDY HENRY wrote: > Mr. Becker: > > You wrote that this probably in not one of the worst symptoms of PD > (hallucinations), and that you consider your father's hallucinations a nice > little getaway for him. Well, if that's the case for him, I'm glad for him. > My mother, however, did not have "nice" hallucinations. She had paranoia, she > saw witches, and she saw someone out to hurt her, or all the children she "saw" > all the time. She even got to believe that my dad was a terrorist, and he was > trying to plant bombs in the personal care home she was in. She saw my dead > brother and sister, and her parents. This was upsetting, as she had to be told > over and over that they are gone. She got to the point that she was crying all > the time. She got scared and weakened, her condition worsened. We finally got > her hospitalized and they discovered that the mixture of eldepryl and sinemet > were way too strong for her. She is now much better mentally, and doesn't > remember any of the horror she experienced. > > I'm sure that everyone reacts differently to medications, and their levels of > hallucinations are different. Don't assume that everyone has an easy time of > it. > > Wendy Henry > CG for Ruth (77/4+) >