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Dear Group, My mother, 80 years old, suffers Parkinson disease. She recently began having hallucinations which her doctor says may be related to the drug Sinemet. The doctor reduced her dosage and added Requip. She still has the hallucinations such as orange guinea pigs running around, smoke rings floating, and furry tails moving around he. She is afraid that these effecte may be or become permanent. The doctor appears to not understand my mother's concern. She raised 7 children with dad, a family of which I am the oldest at 54. Can anyone throw some light on this situation? My mom is frigtened and feels that her mind is going, she can't do things right anymore, and her strength is becoming feeble. She does go to a Parkinson exercise class once a week but does little else other than pray he Rosary and fix simple meals for her and dad when the kids don't bring food over. They still meet with friends for a meal once a week when mom is up to it. Dad has polio syndrome at 67 but still manages to trim the hedge from his walker, etc. He is very hard of hearing and his hearing aid is no good for my mom whose voice is weakened through Parkinson. Hope I have not gone on to long. I just wanted to give you a snapshot of what is going on. Any response is welcome. Thanks, Pat