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Mark, Has your dad tried clozaril yet. Clozaril has some potentially serious side effects and requires weekly blood tests yet it isprobably the most effective drug available against drug PD induced psychosis . Charlie Stratplans wrote: > > Mary U CPR wrote: > > >My husband is 76 and been on sinemet for 11 yrs and he's always had trouble > off >and on with hallucinations. In the past they have occured everytime any > of the >meds were changed even if up 1/2 pill or down 1/2 pill. > > I hope you're right...dad (69/5) asked to try Mirapex instead of Permax in > mid-November, and that seems to have launched him on a quick trip down a > slippery slope. > > It does seem like every time they've made a change in his meds he's had > another problem. They added a second dose of Zyprexa yesterday, and even that > did a number on him. > > His doc seems more concerned about how stiff he's getting, but I'd rather they > give him a holiday and let his head clear. One doc told me to leave him alone > for a month before restartimg anything. > > We're approaching two weeks in the hospital, and now they're talking extended > care...I'm an optimist, and I still believe it's the meds, but I'm beginning > to lose hope. > > Mark -- CHARLES T. MEYER, M.D. Middleton, WI [log in to unmask]