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Dear List Members, I hope I am posting this the right way. I am new to the list (about a month, now). My dad was recently diagnosed with PD, after many years of symptoms- these symptoms include Tremor, freezing, vision/hearing/smelling, some dementia, depression, numbness in extremities... His doctor put him on Selegiline last month.10mg ( Ithink) once per day to start, after 2 weeks it was to be increased to twice daily, but his confusion worsened, ... he is tired more often, some hallucinations -though very minor. He loses his balance now, much more than before. He takes Aricept in the evening- 10mg- because the original diagnosis, 1 1/2 years ago, was Alzheimer's. Okay, now that we have that intro reviewed, my questions: 1.When someone goes off Selegiline, is it necessary to wean? and if so, how long does it take? (Because of the holiday weekend we are not able to contact his Neurologist. This is not an emergency situation, so we do not want to bother contacting the covering physician.) 2. Has anyone else had these reactions to Selegiline? 3. Has anyone taken the combo of Selegiline and Aricept? Please feel free to Email me direct at: [log in to unmask] Thankyou, Susan