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Find the nearest neurologist PD SPECIALIST, usually located at a "Movement Disorder Clinic" and often with major universities. Call National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) in Florida 1-800-327-4545 and ask them for referral names of these specialists. There are about 40-45 in North America. Also ask them to send you inf. on PD. They also have an informative newsletter. Even if you face a long drive, it should be worthwhile. In between visits to these specialists, if they are too far to go to with each visit, they can send letters to your local NEUROLOGIST for further guidence in betweeen visits to them. You are the consumer when you go to a doctor--if they don't or can't answer your questions, seek out someone who will give you the service you pay for! It can be difficult to reach a balance between enough PD meds to move well and yet keep down hallucinations if someone has this side effect. That's why the experts need consulting! Good luck... ---Peter Street <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > My father has PD. He is 75 years old and was told he had PD about 6 six > years ago. Since then it has progressed at an incredible speed. In the last > year he has had an increasing problem with confusion, and lately sever > hallucinations. So bad in fact that last week it force us to move him to a > hospital setting. He has been very mobile up to and at the present although > he has jaw, hand and leg tremors and walks in a slow shuffle. We are trying > to vary his mediation to stop the mental problems and are hoping for the > best. The doctors we are dealing with are really bad at giving out > information and we also have probably made every possible mistake and the > way to this point. It was a real relief to find this site. > Can anyone give us some information or point us in the direction in > regards to drug problems related to confusion and hallucinations in PD. We > are hearing the words care centre alot and would rather hear the phase road > to recovery. > > Any and all information greatly needed. > > Thank you all > > Peter Street > > [log in to unmask] > _____________________________________________________________________ Sent by RocketMail. Get your free e-mail at http://www.rocketmail.com