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Charlie, I can't say too much - mostly a lurker as it is my father who is the pwp, but I can readily see one thing clearly: you may not be able to practice as you once did, but the practice you are in here on this list is extremely valuable to us all. It is most important. Your responses are wise and caring. I imagine you are as wonderful a doctor to have in person as on here. God bless. I need also to ask a question of all of you, Charlie in particular because he mentioned it in a post to someone else. Do any of you use Clozaril? What is it and what is it for? My father takes that with Prozac and Sinemet and now, Mirapex. Every time he ups his dosage of Mirapex, he has serious problems. He feels very upset and nervous and just "not right". Should he be cutting his Sinemet? The first time he took the Mirapex, he was great. His doctor siad if 2 halves work well, go to 2 whole pills. He did - with horrendous results. And now he can't get back to where he was. On top of that, my mother has had a retinal tear and has lost central vision in one eye. No driving, gardening, etc. She is bugging him to drive, etc. This I know is not good - he was always a nervous type, so when he is nervous now, he is REALLY nervous. So, what does this Clozaril do? It's been a big production for him - blood work every week and all that. Has interefered with their few trips. To Carole who posted about halllucinations: Yes, people get them from the meds sometimes. My mother's brother had awful ones. We used to give him a pill holiday and then he would be fine. Maybe someone more knowledgeable could comment. JH