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Mark, this is indeed good news about another drug Seraquel (Quetiapine) to treat hallucinations - if this is the same drug (I have checked my spelling and it is correct) I do remember reading a report about this drug which is produced by Zeneca pharmaceuticals but it was still undergoing trials according to a fairly recent Parkinson's Update magazine. I wonder if it is available overseas? Joy Graham >When my father was hospitalized for the infection in his leg, he was so out >of it that they elected to discontinue Clozaril. As the infection began to >clear up, we noticed that his mental state was actually beginning to >improve. When he began hallucinating again, the neuro elected to try >Seroquel. > >The results have been wonderful. He is oriented, alert and sharper mentally >than he has been in some time. His energy level is much higher than it had >been. The primary issue now is regaining some of the mobility he has lost >during two periods of being bedridden over the past two months. He is >having some beginning and end of dose issues with Sinimet, but his tremors >seem to be less pronounced than they had been. For the record, he gets 25 >mg, 3x per day. > >The neuro told me that Seroquel would have been his first choice over >Zyprexa had he been fully aware of the drug profile and potential benefits >when the need for an anti-psychotic first arose back in December. > >Mark Klapper